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Ambulances arrive at a hospital in New York City, where concerns are rising about the supply of dialysis equipment for ICU patients.

Shortage Of Dialysis Equipment Leads To Difficult Decisions In New York ICUs

Hospital workers on the front lines in the New York metro area have been sounding the alarm about an insufficient supply of dialysis machines for patients with COVID-19-related kidney damage.

All 84 residents of Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., were evacuated from the facility in early April after 39 residents tested positive for the coronavirus.

Discharging COVID-19 Patients To Nursing Homes Called A 'Recipe For Disaster'

New York and New Jersey want nursing homes to accept recovering hospital patients, regardless of their COVID-19 status, to free up space in hospitals. What's to keep the virus from spreading?

Closed Schools Are Creating More Trauma For Students

School counselors say the coronavirus pandemic has so destabilized kids' lives that the result is genuinely traumatic. And closed schools make it harder for counselors to help.

A January report found that 40% of U.S. counties don't have a single health care provider approved to prescribe buprenorphine, a medicine integral to helping many patients beat opioid addiction. Permitting more-distant doctors to evaluate patients online and prescribe the medicine is a welcome advance, say addiction specialists.

Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Access To Online Treatment For Opioid Addiction

The federal government has waived a law that required an in-person doctor's visit before patients could be prescribed drugs that quell withdrawal symptoms. That's a boon for patients, counselors say.

A U.S. crude oil benchmark has hit record lows. Above, pump jacks draw crude oil near Long Beach, Calif., on March 9.

Free Fall: Oil Prices Go Negative

For the first time ever, a key oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, fell below zero on Monday. That means some traders, instead of paying money to buy oil, are paying to get rid of it.

In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

U.S. And Mexico Extend Coronavirus Border Restrictions For Another Month

Officials from both countries say the temporary closure to nonessential travel is critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. has reached a similar agreement with Canada.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shown here on a banner at an anti-corruption rally on Sunday, has reached a deal for a unity government with his rival Benny Gantz.

Israel's Netanyahu Wins Bid To Remain As Prime Minister In Deal With Election Rival

The right-wing leader would stay in office until October 2021, when the role would pass to centrist Benny Gantz. The agreement is set to break the deadlock Israel has faced over three elections.

Data on race and COVID-19 won't be released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services until early May, said Seema Verma, CMS administrator.

White House: Data On COVID-19 And Race Still Weeks Away

After promising on April 7 that data on how COVID-19 is affecting people of different races would be available in a few days, the Trump administration now says it won't happen until early May.

President Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the coronavirus Monday.

President Trump Doubles Down On Coronavirus Testing Capabilities

A number of governors have outwardly disagreed with the Trump administration's timeline to re-open state economies, pointing to insufficient COVID-19 testing capabilities.

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