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Doctors may feel 'moral distress' when surrogates make decisions
(Reuters Health) - When patients cannot make their own decisions about life-prolonging care, many doctors feel "moral distress" acting on the choices of surrogates like family members, a small survey suggests.
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Harris County, Texas, confirms first two cases of coronavirus
The first two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Harris County, Texas, public health officials there said on Thursday, in a man and woman from an unincorporated area north of Houston.
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Pence: U.S. does not have coronavirus tests to meet anticipated demand
The United States does not yet have enough coronavirus tests to meet anticipated demand, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday, adding that the Coast Guard has delivered tests to a cruise ship off the coast of California.
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LabCorp to make coronavirus test available for ordering in U.S.
Diagnostics company Laboratory Corp of America Holdings said on Thursday it plans to make its test for the new coronavirus available for ordering by healthcare providers in the United States from 6 p.m. ET.
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COVID-19 epidemic can be pushed back with concerted approach: WHO
The epidemic of COVID-19 coronavirus infection spreading around the world can be contained and controlled, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, but only with a concerted response by all governments.
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U.S. will be able to test 400,000 people for coronavirus by week's end: officials
U.S. health officials said on Thursday they expect to be able to get enough coronavirus tests to public laboratories this week to test about 400,000 people, and acknowledged the challenge for doctors seeking to get patients screened for the disease.
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South Korea declares new 'special care zone' as coronavirus spreads
South Korea declared a "special care zone" on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country, which is battling the biggest outbreak outside China.
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Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus shuts school attended by Swedish royals
An exclusive private school in Stockholm, which counts Swedish royalty among its pupils, closed on Thursday after a student tested positive for the coronavirus, the royal court said.
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U.S. Senate nears passage of $8.3 billion coronavirus funding as concerns mount
The U.S. Senate on Thursday was poised to pass an $8.3 billion bill aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus and help develop vaccines, as some of the Trump administration's top health officials briefed members of the House of Representatives on the crisis.
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Europe could face more drug shortages as coronavirus squeezes supplies
Europe is experiencing delays in supplies of medicines and face masks because of coronavirus disruptions, according to EU and industry officials, compounding already acute shortages of drugs on the continent.
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New York confirms two more coronavirus cases, state total at 13
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced there were two more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected patients in the state to 13.
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Quest Diagnostics to launch coronavirus test service
U.S. lab operator Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Thursday it was launching a coronavirus test service that can begin next week, a day after the Trump administration met with private lab test developers to increase the availability of diagnostics.
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U.S. CDC reports 149 coronavirus cases, including those under investigation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 149 cases of coronavirus in the country, which includes those reported by individual states that were yet to be confirmed by the agency.
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Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut
Italy closed all schools and universities and took other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe's worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped.
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Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy region rises to 98 from 73: official
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen over the past day to 98 from 73, a local official said on Thursday.
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EU eyes mobilization of retired medical workers, students to fight coronavirus
European Union states are mulling radical measures to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, including the mobilization of retired healthcare workers and medical students to help hospitals handle growing numbers of patients, an EU official said on Thursday.
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Bulgaria declares nationwide flu epidemic
Bulgaria declared a nationwide influenza epidemic on Thursday to deal with the rapid rise of type B flu cases in the Balkan country, the health minister said.
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Kiss me? Are you mad? Coronavirus turns Italian life upside down
A day after their government ordered a limit on public gatherings and recommended that people avoid shaking hands to limit the spread of the coronavirus, normally sociable Italians have been grappling with new habits.
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Amazon, Facebook ask Seattle employees to work from home over coronavirus fears
Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc on Thursday joined Microsoft Corp in recommending employees in the Seattle area to work from home after several people in the region were infected with the coronavirus.
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