• Midwest health system CEO says he had COVID-19, won’t wear mask

    Midwest health system CEO says he had COVID-19, won’t wear mask

    The head of one of the largest regional health systems in the Midwest has told his employees that he has recovered from COVID-19 and is back in the office — without a mask. Sanford Health’s
  • Hospitals may limit access to Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment

    Hospitals may limit access to Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment

    American hospitals may have to ration Eli Lilly & Co.’s new COVID-19 treatment as the rapid spread of the virus strains their limited supplies, according to a new report. Hospitals and
  • ‘Lenox Hill’ docu-series captures hospital heroes before the coronavirus

    ‘Lenox Hill’ docu-series captures hospital heroes before the coronavirus

    Hospitals have always been filled with heroes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic set in. A new docu-series on Netflix, “Lenox Hill,” serves as a timely reminder with its compelling look at the pre-coronavirus work done behind the walls of that titular New York hospital system. The show, which premieres June 10, was filmed over about …
  • Hospitals flush with cash got billions in coronavirus bailouts

    Hospitals flush with cash got billions in coronavirus bailouts

    Hospitals hoarding massive piles of cash got billions of dollars in federal coronavirus bailouts while vulnerable health centers were forced to scrape by, a new report says. The feds have given more than $5 billion in grants to 20 big hospital chains that already had more than $108 billion in cash, the New York Times …
  • David Blaine brings magic to coronavirus patients, medical workers

    David Blaine brings magic to coronavirus patients, medical workers

    As the coronavirus may be at its apex, David Blaine is on call. Not as a doctor, of course, but as a magician. He’s been making himself available to entertain patients, first-responders and medical workers who are fighting the pandemic. Though he’s been performing in hospitals since age 18, Blaine, now 47, has had to …
  • Trump says dispute with 3M over protective masks ends ‘very happily’

    Trump says dispute with 3M over protective masks ends ‘very happily’

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is touting the end of a dispute with 3M to supply millions of masks to medical professionals on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus. Trump said that the “3M saga ends very happily. We’re very proud to be dealing now with 3M.” The president said that the …
  • Sheldon Adelson reportedly donates 2M masks to heath workers in NY, Nevada

    Sheldon Adelson reportedly donates 2M masks to heath workers in NY, Nevada

    Casino owner and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson has purchased 2 million masks and is donating them to first responders and medical workers to help offset a national shortage because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The billionaire philanthropist had the masks produced in China at his expense and will deliver them to hospitals …
  • British airlines ask furloughed workers to help at coronavirus hospitals

    British airlines ask furloughed workers to help at coronavirus hospitals

    British airlines are asking thousands of staffers whom they’ve temporarily put out of work to lend a hand at special coronavirus hospitals. Virgin Atlantic and easyJet are making the request to workers at the behest of the UK’s National Health Service, which is building three field hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, officials said Monday. The …