Medical diagnostic technology
Eric Lewallen takes a photo of himself on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in La Crosse, Kansas. Lewallen, a radiology technician has been sleeping in an RV in the parking lot of his rural Kansas hospital because his co-workers are out sick with COVID-19 and no one else is available to take X-rays. (Eric Lewallen via The AP)
As virus spreads, Kansas hospital runs out of staff

By Heather Hollingsworth Dec. 07, 2020 01:11 PM EST

Nurse practitioner Sadie Paez looks over medical equipment in the dining room of William Merry, who is recovering from pneumonia at his home, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Ipswich, Mass. Merry and wife Linda, a retired nurse, said they were amazed at how quickly the "hospital at home" service transformed their dining room into a mini-hospital room. Technicians set up medical equipment, gave them supplies and oxygen tanks, then explained how everything worked. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment

By Linda A. Johnson Aug. 20, 2020 11:47 AM EDT

Terri Donelson and her husband, Stephen, right, are greeted by friends, family and neighbors after his arrival at his home in Midlothian, Texas on Friday, June 19, 2020. A trick doctors around the world shared with each other: Flip COVID-19 patients over from their backs to their stomach. It’s called proning and it takes pressure off the lungs, which lie closer to the back. Donelson stayed on his belly about 16 hours a day early on, as his doctors watched his oxygen levels improve. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans

By Lauran Neergaard And Nicole Winfield Jul. 29, 2020 01:05 AM EDT