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In this photo made on, April 2, 2020, nurse anesthetist Jessica Poole checks for updates on the coronavirus pandemic in her home office in Greensburg, Pa. Poole, until a couple weeks ago, worked for a private anesthesia practice that serves the Pittsburgh area until she was laid off. She is one of the tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor's offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls to prioritize coronavirus patients at overwhelmed hospitals and of the economic waves the crisis is churning. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

A mounting casualty of coronavirus crisis: Health care jobs

A mounting casualty of coronavirus crisis: Health care jobs
In this photo made on, April 2, 2020, nurse anesthetist Jessica Poole checks for updates on the coronavirus pandemic in her home office in Greensburg, Pa. Poole, until a couple weeks ago, worked for a private anesthesia practice that serves the Pittsburgh area until she was laid off. She is one of the tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor's offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls to prioritize coronavirus patients at overwhelmed hospitals and of the economic waves the crisis is churning. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Lives Lost: Detroit woman, mother of 4, loved ballroom dance
This photo, date and location not known, provided by the Barksdale family shows Laneeka Barksdale, right, with her brother, Omari Barksdale. The siblings were close, according to her brother, who said his 47-year-old sister was a fierce protector of her family. She died March 23, 2020, of COVID-19 complications. (Barksdale Family via AP)
Mormons hold crowd-less conference to prevent virus spread
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, people listen during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-annual church conference, in Salt Lake City. For the first time in more than 60 years, top leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will deliver speeches at the faith's signature conference this weekend without anyone watching in the latest illustration of how the coronavirus pandemic is altering worship practices around the world. The twice-yearly conference normally brings some 100,000 people to the church conference center in Salt Lake City to watch five sessions over two days. This event, though, will be only a virtual one. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - In this April 3, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2017, file photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, center, walks upon his arrival at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria, after returning from more than three months in London for medical treatment. The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off to Europe or Asia for health care unavailable in their nations but as global travel restrictions tighten, they might have to take their chances at home. (Sunday Aghaeze/Nigeria State House via AP, File)
Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows
A body wrapped in plastic is prepared to be loaded onto a refrigerated container truck used as a temporary morgue by medical workers due to COVID-19 concerns, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Brooklyn Hospital Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Front-line medical staff deaths grow, highlight virus risks
People and policemen bow their heads during a national moment of mourning for victims of coronavirus in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Saturday, April 4, 2020. With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-staff, China on Saturday held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection to honor those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak, especially
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In this Thursday, April 2, 2020, photo, Tulsa River Spirit Expo Center is mostly empty at the Tulsa Fairgrounds in Tulsa, Okla. (Stephen Pingry/Tulsa World via AP)
Military recruiting struggles as enlistment stations close
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. (U.S. Army via AP)
Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won't wear one
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Some states receive masks with dry rot, broken ventilators
Tony Miller, Yakima County emergency management director; Horace Ward, operations manager of Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management; and Blake Scully, a resource supply officer, fromleft, evaluate how many ventilators arrived from the weekly supply shipment Thursday, April 2, 2020, at the Yakima County Office of Emergency Management in Union Gap, Wash. (Amanda Ray/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
FILE - In this March 22, 2020, file photo, firefighters carry a person on a stretcher after a strong earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia. The virus outbreak is compromising the ability of nations to prepare for natural disasters and deal with the aftermath. Every year, the world contends with devastating typhoons, wildfires, tsunamis and earthquakes. (AP Photo/File)
US urges masks as dramatic steps to combat virus roll out
A couple in protective masks during the coronavirus outbreak walk past the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Friday, April 3, 2020. The museum has temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Hawaii: Delay international military drill over virus
FILE -- In this July 26, 2018, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific exercise off the coast of Hawaii. Hawaii's governor says he will ask the U.S. military to postpone the world's largest maritime exercises because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Pink performs
Some states receive masks with dry rot, broken ventilators
Tony Miller, Yakima County emergency management director; Horace Ward, operations manager of Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management; and Blake Scully, a resource supply officer, fromleft, evaluate how many ventilators arrived from the weekly supply shipment Thursday, April 2, 2020, at the Yakima County Office of Emergency Management in Union Gap, Wash. (Amanda Ray/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
Wisconsin limps toward Tuesday election despite virus fears
A worker leaves the the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building Monday March 30, 2020, in Milwaukee. The city is now allowing drive up early voting for the state's April 7 election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
California homeless advocate: 'We're moving way too slowly'
A homeless person sits on the street in San Francisco, Thursday, April 2, 2020. Since the beginning of an international pandemic, officials in California have said one population is particularly vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus and spreading it to others: the homeless. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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A pedestrians crosses a mostly empty Sixth Avenue during the coronavirus outbreak, Friday, April 3, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Cuomo orders shift in ventilators to overwhelmed hospitals
FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the USTA Indoor Training Center where a 350-bed temporary hospital will be built in New York. De Blasio is calling for a national enlistment program for doctors and nurses, on Friday, April 3, to handle an expected surge in coronavirus cases in New York and other places around the country. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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Florida finally takes cruise passengers, some on stretchers
Passengers that came off the cruise ship Rotterdam Thursday, board a charter plane at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Zaandam and a sister ship sent to help it, the Rotterdam, were given permission to unload passengers at Port Everglades on Thursday, after days of negotiations with officials who feared it would divert resources from a region with a spike in virus cases. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts
FILE - This screen grab from the website HealthCare.gov shows the extended deadline for signing up for health care coverage for 2020. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services via AP, File)
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Study: Students get more concussions in P.E. than sports
Study: Students get more concussions in P.E. than sports
More West Nile cases reported in New Mexico
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Working out while pregnant can make labor easier, expert says
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Get up with Grace: The importance of breakfast
Get up with Grace: The importance of breakfast
Get up with Grace: The benefits of yoga
Get up with Grace: The benefits of yoga
NM requires students to be up-to-date on vaccines before school begins
NM requires students to be up-to-date on vaccines before school begins
New Mexico expands medical marijuana program
New Mexico expands medical marijuana program
Local doctor warns about contagiousness of measles
Local doctor warns about contagiousness of measles
Allergy hacks: Beat allergies without medication
Allergy hacks: Beat allergies without medication
Flu activity in New Mexico is higher than national average
Flu activity in New Mexico is higher than national average
New Mexico reports the first death of the flu season
New Mexico reports the first death of the flu season
Hepatitis A outbreak concerns NM health officials
Hepatitis A outbreak concerns NM health officials
UNM researcher on a mission to transform fat cells
UNM researcher on a mission to transform fat cells
Flu shot or FluMist? People have options this year
Flu shot or FluMist? People have options this year
Rare illness on the rise among children
Rare illness on the rise among children

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