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A New York City ER doctor who killed herself at the height of the coronavirus crisis told friends she felt she 'couldn't help anyone' and was 'embarrassed' when she suffered a breakdown because of mental health stigma in the medical community. Dr. Lorna M. Breen, 49, the medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, committed suicide in Charlottesville, Virginia on April 26. Her tragic death came just weeks after she recovered from coronavirus and days after she was discharged from a psychiatric ward following a mental health episode. Breen's devastated family, friends and colleagues spoke out about her shock suicide to the New York Times and told how they believe it was triggered by her traumatic work in a Manhattan hospital during the pandemic.  T...

Richard "Rick" Rose, a 37-year-old man from Port Clinton, Ohio, recently died at his home from complications due to COVID-19. Rose's death has attracted attention online due to his Facebook posts, in which he expressed doubt about coronavirus safety directives. "Let make this clear. I'm not buying a f---ing mask. I've made it this far by not buying into that damn hype," he posted on April 28. Throughout June, Rose "checked in" on Facebook at bars and restaurants in Ohio. On July 1, he wrote that he was experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Rose's family told a local outlet he tested positive for COVID-19 that same day and died on July 3. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Richard Rose, a 37-year-old man from Port Clinton, Ohio, recently died from coronavir...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Health reported 60,508 confirmed cases and 498 probable cases of COVID-19 in the state on Saturday, an increase of 1,460 total cases since Friday. The health department also announced 711 confirmed deaths, 3,193 hospitalizations, and 35,435 recoveries. More than a million coronavirus tests have been administered.  Sullivan County executive order: Mask mandate to go in effect July 12 On Friday, TDH reported 59,085 confirmed cases and 697 confirmed deaths.  Saturday, TDH reported 83 new cases in our area: 26 in Washington County, 21 in Sullivan County, 16 in Carter County, 13 in Greene County, three in Hawkins County, and one in Johnson County. Nine new recoveries were reported. There are now 355 ac...

Texas man, 30, dies after catching coronavirus at a COVID party as nurse reveals he told her he thought the virus was a 'hoax' before he died The 30-year-old man purposely attended a party thrown by someone infected with coronavirus, which aims to see if any other attendees get infected The man became critically ill and was admitted to the hospital where he died Before his death, he told his nurse that he thought the virus was a 'hoax'  By Maxine Shen For Dailymail.com Published: 15:25 EDT, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 16:30 EDT, 11 July 2020 A Texas man died after attending a 'COVID party' because he thought coronavirus is a hoax, authorities said.  The man was 30 years old at the time of his death, according to Methodist Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. J...

America's coronavirus death rate has started going up again, driven by Florida, Texas and other states in the South and West where infections have exploded in recent weeks.  Stark figures reveal the long-expected upturn in the nation's daily death toll has begun, with another 802 fatalities recorded Friday. The seven-day rolling average has jumped by almost 100 victims in the last two weeks alone, driven by record-high numbers of new cases in several southern states, which are now starting to translate into a spike in deaths.   More than 134,000 Americans have now been killed in the pandemic and a leading medical expert has warned that this could climb to 250,000 by the end of the year.  According to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University...