People 60 years and older should not start taking daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Those currently taking it, can consult their doctors about whether to continue. Emma H. Tobin/AP hide caption
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Charlie Callagan's bone marrow transplant for multiple myeloma was recently postponed at the last minute because Oregon hospitals are overwhelmed with treating COVID-19 patients. Erik Neumann / Jefferson Public Radio hide caption
Overwhelmed With COVID Patients, Oregon Hospitals Postpone Surgeries And Cancer Care
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Overwhelmed With COVID Patients, Oregon Hospitals Postpone Surgeries And Cancer Care
About 1 In 5 Households In U.S. Cities Miss Needed Medical Care During Pandemic
Emergency room physicians are seeing a drop in admissions for heart attacks and strokes. They worry patients who have delayed care may be sicker when they finally arrive in emergency rooms. Studio 642/Getty Images/Tetra images RF hide caption
Eerie Emptiness Of ERs Worries Doctors: Where Are The Heart Attacks And Strokes?
Students in Alice Henshaw's Wilderness Medical Associates CPR training courses can practice on a Womanikin, designed to help trainees understand that compressions should be performed the same way on women's bodies as men's. Alice Henshaw hide caption