May 27, 2020

COVID-19

Man escapes brink of death thanks to new COVID-19 treatment

May 27, 2020

COVID-19

Joseph Jozitis was admitted to the intensive care unit at SNHMC on April 3 and was placed on a ventilator almost immediately, but he did not start to recover until his physicians turned to a new treatment.

Melanie Plenda

May 27, 2020

COVID-19

For Some, A Case of COVID-19 Can Be Life-Changing, Long After The Diagnosis

Melanie Plenda

May 27, 2020

COVID-19

NHPR’s Jason Moon reports on two families whose battle with the virus will stay with them long after the initial symptoms are gone.

Melanie Plenda

May 25, 2020

COVID-19

Nursing homes feel staff shortage

Melanie Plenda

May 25, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 has killed dozens of residents of New Hampshire nursing homes and set off a scramble to find and keep on the job the caregivers and other employees upon whom these elderly, disabled and vulnerable people depend.

Melanie Plenda

May 22, 2020

COVID-19

Pandemic isolation a challenge for the recovery community

Melanie Plenda

May 22, 2020

COVID-19

Requests for drug recovery counseling are up sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic even as social distancing requirements make it difficult for those providing and seeking these services.

Melanie Plenda

May 21, 2020

COVID-19

Healthcare workers share tips for COVID prevention as people return to work

Melanie Plenda

May 21, 2020

COVID-19

As more people across the state return to work, they can learn from these health care workers about how best to protect themselves from exposure to coronavirus.

Melanie Plenda

May 19, 2020

COVID-19

White ribbons are show of support for hospital

Melanie Plenda

May 19, 2020

COVID-19

Around the city, and in neighboring towns, large blue-and-white banners are appearing, with the intention of showing hope that the local network of health care will be preserved.

Melanie Plenda

May 18, 2020

COVID-19

Holistic health gains uptick in popularity amid COVID-19 outbreak

Melanie Plenda

May 18, 2020

COVID-19

During the current novel coronavirus pandemic, people are seeking ways to take care of themselves at home without having to risk a trip to the doctor.

Melanie Plenda

May 18, 2020

COVID-19

LRGH begins slow process of return to normalcy

Melanie Plenda

May 18, 2020

COVID-19

The not-for-profit health system, has been focusing only on emergency, critical care and COVID-19 patients. It furloughed 600 employees, almost half its workforce. The first-step in the reopening of services may re-employ 50 to 75 of the furloughed employees.

Melanie Plenda

May 14, 2020

COVID-19

Diet Detective: What you need to know about vitamin D and coronavirus

Melanie Plenda

May 14, 2020

COVID-19

In a study published in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, researchers found a potential correlation between mean levels of Vitamin D and the number of cases and rates of mortality caused by COVID-19.

Melanie Plenda

May 13, 2020

COVID-19

DHMC, other hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap supplies

Melanie Plenda

May 13, 2020

COVID-19

DHMC, other hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap supplies

Facing shortages of protective equipment as the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, hospital systems in each of the Twin States tried the latest twist in internet matchmaking: online swap meets.

Melanie Plenda

May 12, 2020

COVID-19

Veterinarians forced to adjust procedures during pandemic

Melanie Plenda

May 12, 2020

COVID-19

Veterinarians forced to adjust procedures during pandemic

When it became clear the coronavirus was going to change the way Chuck DeVinne operated his Animal Care Clinic in Peterborough, the longtime Peterborough veterinarian made some sweeping adjustments to the practice.

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

Be careful

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

Many of us would like to know whether the coronavirus has invaded our bodies without displaying symptoms.

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Navigating Covid While in Recovery

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Faced with a stay-at-home order as the Granite State struggles to arrest the momentum of COVID-19, many of those seeking help for substance use disorders are encountering some new speed-bumps on their road to recovery.

Melanie Plenda

April 7, 2020

COVID-19

NH Emergency Order Limits Hydroxychloroquine, Other Drugs

Melanie Plenda

April 7, 2020

COVID-19

DHHS Chief Legal Counsel Melissa St. Cyr said the state is responding to reported shortages of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, as well as albuterol inhalers.

Melanie Plenda

April 6, 2020

COVID-19

Meredith Woman Warns COVID-19 Can Happen to Anyone

Melanie Plenda

April 6, 2020

COVID-19

A 31-year-old mother of two found herself in the Lakes Region General Hospital Emergency Department on Saturday, shocked to hear the words coming out of the doctor’s mouth.

Melanie Plenda

April 6, 2020

COVID-19

Healthcare Workers are Quarter of NH COVID-19 Cases

Melanie Plenda

April 6, 2020

COVID-19

Gov. Chris Sununu announced new measures Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus in New Hampshire, as newly-released testing results reveal the toll the disease is taking on the state's healthcare workers.

Melanie Plenda

April 4, 2020

LGH Healthcare Furloughs 600 people

Melanie Plenda

April 4, 2020

Emergency medicine, critical care and COVID-19 services will remain open.

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

At-Risk Populations May Need More Care

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

With higher estimated percentages of older adults and younger at-risk adults than the country as a whole, New Hampshire’s health care system may be especially strained to respond to this crisis.

Dawn DeAngelis

March 28, 2020

COVID-19

Telemedicine Ramps Up

Dawn DeAngelis

March 28, 2020

COVID-19

The state’s hub of telemedicine is ramping up as the COVID outbreak spreads and its leader says that there’s no almost no limit to how much it should expand.