March 30, 2020 / Dr. Stephen K. Klasko The Jefferson telehealth team has been calling themselves the “Night’s Watch,” a reference to the Game of Thrones border army. And they’re right—telehealth has tackled the first battle in the war against COVID-19. In January, Jefferson Health’s telehealth program helped up to 50 people a day who …
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March 28, 2020 / By Gabe Gutierrez and Dennis Romero An infectious disease specialist leading three clinical trials into treatments for coronavirus said he expects the work to go quickly. “If everything goes according to plan, I am talking months, not years,” for completion of the trials, Dr. Timothy Schacker, vice dean for research at the …
March 29, 2020 / Associated Press The billions of tax dollars headed for hospitals and states as part of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus response bill won’t fix the problem facing doctors and nurses: a critical shortage of protective gowns, gloves and masks. The problem isn’t a lack of money, experts say. It’s that there’s not enough of …
March 30, 2020 / By Gregg Re | Fox News Speaking at a contentious White House coronavirus news briefing on Sunday that involved testy standoffs with multiple reporters, President Trump declared that “the peak in death rate” in the coronavirus pandemic “is likely to hit in two weeks,” and said the federal government will be extending its social-distancing guidelines through April 30. …
March 30, 2020 / Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Diana Olick, Amelia Lucas , Kevin Stankiewicz This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 732,153Global deaths: At least …
Gabriel Perna | March 23, 2020 The Hospital for Special Surgery, a musculoskeletal health system based in New York City, went from full capacity to 15-20 percent capacity in one week. It was a deliberate decision as COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the city, New York State and across America. Normally the specialty health care provider would …
March 27, 2020 / NY Times President Trump, who had questioned the need for additional ventilators, pushes industry to make more. A new survey of mayors finds dire shortages of urgently needed medical supplies. And in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive. RIGHT NOW – More than 100,000 people in the United States have …
March 27, 2020 / Loren Thompson, Senior Contributor Marillyn Hewson, Chairman and CEO of the nation’s biggest defense contractor, today announced immediate steps the company is taking to assist its workforce, customers and communities in coping with the spreading viral pandemic. Acknowledging that the campaign to contain COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus, will …
March 27, 2020 / Claudia Grisales, Kelsey Snell, Susan Davis, Barbara Sprunt Updated at 4:50 p.m. ET President Trump has signed a historic $2 trillion economic recovery package into law Friday afternoon, shortly after the House of Representatives approved the bill. In an Oval Office ceremony Friday, the president thanked Republicans and Democrats “for coming …
March 27, 2020 / Matt Perez, Forbes Staff Topline: A day after saying “we don’t need” the Defense Production Act, which allows the federal government to compel companies to develop supplies for national defense, President Trump has invoked the act to order General Motors to “accept, perform and prioritize federal contracts for ventilators,” according to multiple reports. …
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