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Not-So-Small Businesses Continue To Benefit From PPP Loans

May 4, 2020 / DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN The Paycheck Protection Program has caused public outcry, suffered technical difficulties, and frustrated small business owners. But where, exactly, is the money going? Over the weekend, the Small Business Administration gave another glimpse into this with a report on PPP activity through May 1. It showed that $175.7 billion in loans had been approved …

In wake of coronavirus crisis, ‘targeted lockdown’ could be better for public health, economy: research

May 5, 2020 / By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News Nearly all of the U.S. has been on lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19, but newly published research by MIT economists argues that an “optimally targeted lockdown” might help protect the most vulnerable, while also protecting the economy. The working paper, which can be found in the National Bureau …

Even after respiratory symptoms fade, coronavirus victims face danger

May 5, 2020 / By David Aaro | Fox News Coronavirus victims are facing a new danger that may occur even after respiratory symptoms fade and infection from the virus clears. Doctors are beginning to notice a troubling blood-clotting phenomenon, which is occurring more frequently in patients who have the virus. These clots are also being discovered in younger coronavirus patients and can result in …

More evidence suggests coronavirus spreads from asymptomatic, presymptomatic individuals, CDC says

May 5, 2020 / By Alexandria Hein | Fox News Mounting evidence suggests that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted from presymptomatic or asymptomatic individuals, bolstering the argument for maintaining proper social distancing measures and possibly impacting the case-fatality rate for COVID-19, a new review from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The agency looked at reports …

Hospitals are paid more for Medicare patients confirmed or presumed to have coronavirus

May 4, 2020 / By Hollie McKay | Fox News If a Medicare patient is diagnosed with – or even presumed to have contracted — coronavirus, hospitals across the United States are given more money from the federal government to treat that patient, economic assessments show. That amount can as much as triple if the patient requires a ventilator, making some wonder …

California becomes first state to borrow federal money to pay unemployment claims

May 4, 2020 / By Andrew O’Reilly | Fox News California has become the first state in the nation to borrow money from the federal government to help it pay out the soaring number of unemployment claims tied to the coronavirus pandemic. The country’s most populous state borrowed $348 million after receiving approval to use up to $10 billion in …

Dogs are now being trained to smell coronavirus in US patients

May 4, 2020 / By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News Nearly two months after dogs started being trained to sniff out COVID-19 in the U.K., a similar program is coming to the U.S. A program from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine is testing to see if dogs, which have 50 times the number of smell receptors …

Unlike HIV, Coronavirus Has A Weak Shield. Why Does That Matter?

May 4, 2020 / JV Chamary, Contributor The race to develop vaccines and drugs against SARS-CoV-2 is centred on the spike proteins that the coronavirus uses to invade human cells. But like many proteins built from the materials a virus steals from its host, the spike isn’t simply a protein but a ‘glycoprotein’ covered in carbohydrate sugars. …

Entire Stockpile Of Coronavirus Treatment Remdesivir Donated To Government, Says CEO

May 4, 2020 / Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes Staff TOPLINE Gilead Sciences—which manufactures Remdesivir, the antiviral found to help hasten coronavirus patients’ recovery—is donating its entire Remdesivir stockpile to the government, said the biopharma company’s CEO in a Sunday interview on CBS. KEY FACTS The drug supply will be given to the federal government, which will then …

Is telehealth here to stay?

May 4, 2020 / By Krystina Alarcon | Fox News With the surge of doctors’ offices transitioning to telemedicine platforms during the coronavirus crisis, many patients are left wondering whether the remote services are a practical alternative for your average doctor visit.Telehealth and telemedicine platforms allow doctors and nurses to practice medicine virtually. You can easily get …

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