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Dr. Ray Lorenzoni is in his second year of a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. In March, he was recruited to treat adult COVID-19 patients during New York City's peak.

'She Wasn't Alone,' A Doctor Reflects On New York City's Coronavirus Peak

5:22pm May 17, 2020

by Meg Anderson

A pediatric cardiologist working at a hospital in the Bronx reflects on treating adults after part of the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center was converted to an adult COVID-19 unit.

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With meatpacking plants reducing processing capacity nationwide, U.S. hog farmers are bracing or an unprecedented crisis: the need to euthanize millions of pigs.

Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Meatpacking Plants

7:37am May 14, 2020

by Tim Mak

As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing.

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Medical workers prepare to use a swab to administer a coronavirus test at a drive-through center on March 21 in Jericho, N.Y.

Despite Early Warnings, U.S. Took Months To Expand Swab Production For COVID-19 Test

4:59pm May 12, 2020

Widespread testing for COVID-19 is still not happening in the U.S. Although experts have been urging the federal government since February, it took until late April to ramp up production.

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As part of a demonstration across from the White House on May 7, National Nurses United set out empty shoes for nurses who have died from COVID-19. The union is asking employers and the government to provide safe workplaces, including adequate staffing. H

As Hospitals Lose Revenue, More Than A Million Health Care Workers Lose Jobs

1:07pm May 08, 2020

Faced with lost revenue from canceled elective procedures, hospitals laid off 1.4 million health care workers in April, including nearly 135,000 from hospitals.

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Georgia Will Investigate The Killing Of An Unarmed Black Man

10:57pm May 06, 2020

by Emily Jones

Law enforcement agency in Georgia is planning to investigate the February killing of an unarmed black man. Video posted online shows two men confronting Ahmaud Arbery before he was shot and killed.

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A letter bearing the signature of President Trump was sent to people who received a coronavirus relief payment as part of the CARES Act. Some of those payments went into the bank accounts of dead people.

The IRS Sent Coronavirus Relief Payments To Dead People

10:07pm May 06, 2020

by Tim Mak

The IRS has delivered more than $207 billion in coronavirus relief payments to individual taxpayers, but some of the recipients of the relief checks are the bank accounts of people who have died.

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Navy medical and support personnel staff the USNS Mercy, but the hospital ship belongs to the Navy's Military Sealift Command and is run by a crew of civilian mariners. The ship headed to the Port of Los Angeles on March 23 in response to the coronavirus

Civilian Mariners Say Strict Navy Coronavirus Restrictions Are Unfair

7:32am April 30, 2020

by Joseph Shapiro

The Navy has imposed strict rules on a small branch of civilian mariners. They're locked down on their ships and say it's an overreaction — and they're suing.

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President Trump signs the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act last week. The law added billions for loans for small businesses through the PPP.

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Loopholes In Small Business Relief Program Allow Thriving Companies To Cash In

11:41am April 29, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program is designed to help small businesses from falling off a cliff during the pandemic, but some companies on firm ground have gotten millions to expand.

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The Internal Revenue Service headquarters was photographed on April 27, 2020 in the Federal Triangle section of Washington, DC.

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Coronavirus Payments To Poor Are Vulnerable To Fraud

3:07pm April 27, 2020

by Tim Mak

The IRS system for distributing Coronavirus relief payments is susceptible to fraud, because the payments of some Americans can be obtained with information easily available to criminals online.

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Los Angeles city attorney Mike Feuer has taken action against several companies selling supposed treatments or "at-home" test kits for the coronavirus.

LA Reaches Legal Settlement With Company For 'False Advertising' Of COVID-19 Test

12:19pm April 25, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

The Los Angeles city attorney reached a settlement with RootMD over sales of "at-home Covid-19 exposure and immunity tests." The city attorney alleged RootMD violated food and drug regulations.