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FDA approves COVID-19 solutions created by Ohio State Medical Center scientists

The Food and Drug Administration has approved solutions created by scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center that both expand and accelerate COVID-19 testing across Ohio.

12 Apr 2020

Highlighting the detrimental impact of global COVID-19 pandemic response on SRHR

The Lancet commentary "Centring sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response" highlights the detrimental impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic response on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

12 Apr 2020

UCSF surgeons formulate operation-triage plan for handling COVID-19 outbreak

Within a month of the University of California San Francisco Health treating its first patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Feb. 3, UCSF surgeons began formulating a plan to respond to the pandemic and help manage the health care system's available resources.

11 Apr 2020

Furor erupts: Billions going to hospitals based on Medicare billings, not COVID-19

Probably few hospital systems need the emergency federal grants announced this week to handle the coronavirus crisis as badly as Florida's Jackson Health does.

11 Apr 2020

‘It’s like walking into Chernobyl,’ one doctor says of her emergency room

At one New York City hospital, a doctor’s used mask tore as she performed CPR on her infected patient.

11 Apr 2020

Public transport system could jeopardize Africa’s efforts to curb COVID-19

Africa's crowded public transport system could jeopardize efforts to curb local transmission of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, a scientist says.

11 Apr 2020

Five ways parents and children can cope with lockdown

With the novelty of home schooling wearing thin and the reality of not seeing schoolmates hitting home, children across the country might be feeling more unsettled than enthusiastic.

11 Apr 2020

A remote military surgical team can offer insights for U.S. medical centers to tackle COVID-19

As the number of people infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) rises in the U.S. and around the world, hospitals are faced with difficult decisions for how to best provide care for a growing number of patients.

10 Apr 2020

Aranet launches new medical grade thermometer for hospitals battling COVID-19

Wireless IoT sensor manufacturer Aranet releases a new medical-grade human body temperature sensor especially for healthcare professionals battling COVID-19.

10 Apr 2020

American Lung Association launches a $25M initiative to end COVID-19

As the nation’s leading voluntary lung health organization, the American Lung Association is launching a $25M initiative to end COVID-19 and defend against future respiratory virus pandemics.

10 Apr 2020

To ‘keep the lights on,’ doctors and hospitals ask for advance Medicare payments

Darrin Menard, a family physician in Lafayette, Louisiana, has spent the past month easing patients' anxieties about the coronavirus that has killed 10 people in his parish so far.

10 Apr 2020

A Colorado ski community planned to test everyone for COVID-19. Here’s what happened.

In late March, residents of the Colorado town of Telluride and surrounding San Miguel County stood in line, along marked spots spaced 6 feet apart, to have their blood drawn by medical technicians wearing Tyvek suits, face shields and gloves for a new COVID-19 test.

10 Apr 2020

Millennial zeitgeist: Attitudes about COVID-19 shift as cases among young adults rise

When Laura Mae, 27, first heard about the coronavirus, it didn't seem like a big deal.

10 Apr 2020

UofL researchers use computers in schools across Kentucky to identify drugs for COVID-19

The novel coronavirus may have K-12 students in Kentucky's school districts learning at home, but researchers at the University of Louisville are using the computing power of thousands of computers in classrooms across the state to identify drugs to treat COVID-19.

10 Apr 2020

Low-cost anti-coronavirus face shield made using clear plastic file

When dealing with coronavirus disease, it is essential for healthcare personnel to wear appropriate personal protective equipment.

10 Apr 2020

Researchers design simple, cost-effective oxygen concentrators

The new virus is conquering the world. The more people who become infected with Sars-CoV-2, the more cases there will be in which severe illness will occur.

10 Apr 2020

Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union to study how the virus may be evolving

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University, and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona have formed a union dedicated to tracking the COVID-19 coronavirus, it was announced today.

10 Apr 2020

Recommendations for keeping cancer patients, providers safe during COVID-19 pandemic

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network--an alliance of leading cancer centers--is continuing to share new resources for optimal cancer management amid new and changing challenges related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

10 Apr 2020

Bluetooth helps battle COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus pandemic sweeps the globe, contact tracing has taken the spotlight as epidemiologists scramble to identify and isolate potential vectors for the disease. Limited technology has forced authorities to fall back on manual methods, which are both time-consuming and limited in reliability since they depend on the ability of the infected individual to remember all the places and persons he/she has been in contact with.

9 Apr 2020

ERA-EDTA creates European database of dialysis, transplanted patients with COVID-19

The ERA-EDTA has created a European database that collects granular individual data of dialysis patients and transplanted patients with COVID-19.

9 Apr 2020

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FDA approves COVID-19 solutions created by Ohio State Medical Center scientists

Highlighting the detrimental impact of global COVID-19 pandemic response on SRHR

UCSF surgeons formulate operation-triage plan for handling COVID-19 outbreak

Furor erupts: Billions going to hospitals based on Medicare billings, not COVID-19

‘It’s like walking into Chernobyl,’ one doctor says of her emergency room

Public transport system could jeopardize Africa’s efforts to curb COVID-19

Five ways parents and children can cope with lockdown

A remote military surgical team can offer insights for U.S. medical centers to tackle COVID-19

Aranet launches new medical grade thermometer for hospitals battling COVID-19

American Lung Association launches a $25M initiative to end COVID-19

To ‘keep the lights on,’ doctors and hospitals ask for advance Medicare payments

A Colorado ski community planned to test everyone for COVID-19. Here’s what happened.

Millennial zeitgeist: Attitudes about COVID-19 shift as cases among young adults rise

UofL researchers use computers in schools across Kentucky to identify drugs for COVID-19

Low-cost anti-coronavirus face shield made using clear plastic file

Researchers design simple, cost-effective oxygen concentrators

Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union to study how the virus may be evolving

Recommendations for keeping cancer patients, providers safe during COVID-19 pandemic

Bluetooth helps battle COVID-19

ERA-EDTA creates European database of dialysis, transplanted patients with COVID-19

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