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Potential relief valve for acute-care hospitals: specialty facilities

March 19, 2020 / Jon Asplund, Crain’s Chicago Business Providers such as Cancer Treatment Centers of America say they’re able to lessen the burden during the coronavirus pandemic. Amid concerns that hospitals on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic will be overwhelmed, specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other health care settings may be enlisted to …

Here are 3 drugs in development to fight coronavirus, 2 vaccines and one ‘passive’ vaccine

March 19, 2020 / By Emily R. Siegel Finding a vaccine for coronavirus has become a public health priority, and pharmaceutical companies and researchers across the country are hard at work on different contenders. The process of creating a viable vaccine, however, is long and arduous, even before its manufacturer seeks regulatory approval from the Food …

‘Desperate’ shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients puts manufacturers on wartime footing

March 19, 2020 / By Emma Reynolds and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Business London (CNN Business)Governments and manufacturers are adopting drastic measures to produce more ventilators as the coronavirus pandemic places unprecedented demand on the world’s hospitals. The UK government has turned to a wartime solution, enlisting manufacturers including aerospace and engineering group Rolls-Royce and vacuum company Dyson to …

Trump administration backs giving experimental coronavirus therapies to patients

by Cassidy Morrison | March 19, 2020 President Trump announced Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration would soon introduce new coronavirus therapies. Trump announced that the FDA is “slashing all of the red tape” to get medicines on the market “as fast as we can get it.” Anti-viral therapies are still in early clinical trials, but …

USA TODAY analysis: America’s coronavirus ‘curve’ may be at its most dangerous point

March 19, 2020 / Kim Hjelmgaard, and Jim Sergent, USA TODAY LONDON – Soon, the United States will find out whether it’s likely to be the next South Korea or Italy or even China when it comes to the acceleration of coronavirus cases and deaths.   A data analysis by USA TODAY finds that, two weeks after the U.S. first entered …

As Coronavirus Gains Momentum, Pence Calls For Cancellation Of All Elective Medical, Dental Procedures

BY MANDY ROTH  |   MARCH 18, 2020 Trump administration asks providers to preserve medical supplies in the fight against COVID-19. The federal government is stepping up pressure on hospitals and other providers to cancel all elective medical and dental procedures. At a midday briefing today, Vice President Mike Pence said the action was needed to preserve medical …

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump 40% Overnight As Health Officials Brace For Potential Influx Of Patients

March 19, 2020 / Lisette VoytkoForbes Staff Topline: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. continues to grow, jumping over 40% to more than 9,400 as of Thursday morning, as officials prepare for a range of forecasts in the number of people who could possibly need medical attention as a result of the virus. As of Wednesday morning there were …

US government is preparing for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic that could last up to 18 months and ‘include multiple waves of illness’

March 19, 2020 / By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN)- The federal government is preparing for the possibility the coronavirus pandemic could last up to 18 months or longer and “include multiple waves of illness,” a report obtained by CNN shows, as the number of the cases in the US surpassed 10,000. While the document does not …

Hospital staff crafts coronavirus masks from office supplies

By Adam Schrader | New York Post Hospital workers battling the coronavirus in Washington State have been making face masks out of office supplies — as stashes of the vital protective equipment are just “days away” from depletion, according to a report. Infectious disease experts at Providence St. Joseph Health designed face-shield prototypes out of marine-grade vinyl, industrial tape, …

The battle to protect health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic

March 18, 2020 / ByEden David As the U.S. combats the spread of the novel coronavirus, health care experts continue to debate how to best protect America’s protectors during a time when they are needed most. With masks and other supplies dwindling, public health experts are now balancing the need to keep health care workers on the front lines …

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