(Natural News) A Colorado medic who had volunteered to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City passed away on April 30. Paul Cary had come all the way from Denver to help out in the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S. before succumbing to the disease himself. “It was so busy when we first […]

(Natural News) Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dropped a bombshell on New Yorkers: the entire state could run out of ventilators within the next six days. Cuomo made the announcement Thursday after dispatching 400 of the life-saving machines to New York City hospitals, as well as 200 more to hospitals and facilities in suburban counties. “Right […]

(Natural News) As at March 17, close to 7 million Californians across seven Bay Area counties have been ordered to shelter in place to try to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. For at least the next three weeks, residents of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Marin, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa and the city […]

(Natural News) While last week’s focus has been mainly on the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the West Coast – especially in Washington state where it first hit the country, disturbing news over the weekend revealed that it has already made its way to cities on the East Coast: Washington D.C. has reported its first case of the […]

(Natural News) In many common emergencies or accidents, it’s important to address injuries as soon as possible with first aid or CPR while waiting for — or trying to reach — professional medical help. This gives the victim a fighting chance at surviving the ordeal. In the case of people whose jobs put them right […]

(Natural News) As the modern day “military-industrial complex” was being built during the early stages of the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was said to be pessimistic about advance planning for any nuclear exchange with what was then the Soviet Union. “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but […]

(Natural News) There is no doubt that the United States has dedicated, well-trained first responders who bravely risk their own lives when disaster strikes. We have only to view images of the tragic events of 9/11 to realize how brave these men and women truly are. Nonetheless, a disturbing study by researchers from the University […]

(Natural News) In order to train emergency crews for rescues with obese patients, emergency services are now spending thousands of British pounds on special 350-pound (or 25-stone) bariatric training mannequins known as “Bariquins”. According to the DailyMail.co.uk, this decision was prompted by the rising number of plus-sized patients being dealt with by ambulance and fire […]