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December Deadliest Month on Record for COVID in Orange County

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County health officials Jan. 11 reported another 29 COVID-19 virus fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,120. The death reports are staggered and sometimes take weeks to ...

January 11, 2021BY City News Service

Southern California Hospitals Postpone Elective Surgeries During COVID-19 Surge

Some Orange County hospitals have suspended elective surgeries as they struggle to keep pace with an ongoing pandemic ...

January 11, 2021BY Michelle Thompson

Orange County Reports 4,204 New COVID Cases, 43 More Deaths

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County reported 4,204 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths Jan. 9, bringing to ...

January 9, 2021BY City News Service

Orange County Reports New Record in COVID Hospitalizations

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County has again set new COVID-19 records for hospitalized and intensive care unit patients while ...

January 9, 2021BY City News Service

Larry King, Hospitalized With COVID, Moved Out of ICU

LOS ANGELES—Veteran talk show host Larry King, suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care ...

January 5, 2021BY The Associated Press

Stay-at-Home Order Extended Indefinitely in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—As expected, a regional stay-at-home order in effect across Southern California due to surging COVID-19 hospitalizations ...

December 29, 2020BY City News Service

Single Mom of 3 Suffers Horrific Burns From Hand Sanitizer ‘Explosion’ in Her Home

A Texas single mother was sent to the ICU and is recovering from second- and third-degree burns all ...

September 11, 2020BY EMG Inspired Staff

Spanish Doctors Hope Short Beach Trips Can Help COVID-19 Patients in the ICU

After nearly two months of being sedated and connected to IV lines in a hospital's intensive care unit, ...

September 8, 2020BY The Associated Press

Operating Changes in ICU to Deal With COVID-19 Pandemic

VANCOUVER—As a senior physician at St. Paul’s hospital, Dr. Del Dorscheid has a special view of how COVID-19 ...

April 30, 2020BY The Canadian Press

Some Canadian Hospitals Could Face Severe Shortage of ICU Beds in Coming Months, Projections Warn

If the number of COVID-19 patients surges in the next few month as expected, some hospitals could face ...

April 14, 2020BY Andrew Chen

4 More Sailors From Virus-Hit Roosevelt Carrier Hospitalized, One in ICU

Four more sailors from the virus-hit carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt are in a hospital being treated for COVID-19, ...

April 14, 2020BY Simon Veazey

New York Reports Negative Number of ICU Admissions for First Time Since Pandemic Started

New York hospitals recorded more COVID-19 patients leaving intensive care units than those that entered overnight, resulting in ...

April 10, 2020BY Zachary Stieber

US Sailor From Virus-Stricken Aircraft Carrier Moved to ICU

WASHINGTON—A sailor from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in ...

April 9, 2020BY Reuters

UK Prime Minister Johnson ‘Getting Better’ in Intensive Care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was getting better on April 9 in intensive care where he is battling ...

April 9, 2020BY Reuters

Flexible ICU Visiting Hours Tied to Less Delirium and Anxiety

When intensive care units (ICUs) have flexible visiting hours that allow families to spend more time at the ...

May 12, 2018BY Reuters

Diary Helps ICU Patients Fight Off PTSD

The field of critical care medicine is getting better at saving lives, but that leads to an ever-growing ...

April 23, 2015BY Johns Hopkins University

Too Much Bed Rest Keeps ICU Patients Weak Longer

Prolonged bed rest in a hospital intensive care unit leaves many patients significantly weaker, causing lingering physical problems ...

April 3, 2014BY Stephanie Desmon

Brazil Investigates Doctor For 300 Deaths

Doctor 300 deaths: Brazilian authorities are accusing a doctor for seven deaths, but suspect that 300 others might ...

March 27, 2013BY Jack Phillips