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Trump criticizes Sweden’s no-lockdown stance after WHO praise, claims US made ‘correct decision’

April 30, 2020 / By Adam Shaw | Fox News President Trump on Thursday took aim at Sweden’s decision to not order lockdowns in response to the coronavirus epidemic, claiming the U.S. made “the correct decision” after the World Health Organization praised the Scandinavian country’s more moderate approach. “Despite reports to the contrary, Sweden is paying heavily for its decision not …

A Next-Generation Coronavirus Test Raises Hopes And Concerns

April 30, 2020 / ROB STEIN States clamoring for coronavirus tests in recent weeks have been talking about two different types. First, there’s a PCR test that detects the virus’ genetic material, so can confirm an active infection. And then there’s an antibody test, which looks at the body’s reaction to that infection, so is …

Coronavirus vaccine developed by UK researchers could prove effective by July, executive says

April 30, 2020 / By Madeline Farber | Fox News British researchers who are currently conducting human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine will know if it’s effective by the summer, possibly as early as June, according to the chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical company that is working alongside Oxford University scientists in its development. Pascal Soriot, the …

Cigna Expects Headwinds As Coronavirus Hits Employer Health Benefits

April 30, 2020 / Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Cigna is expecting “headwinds” in its commercial health insurance business as employer clients struggle to maintain medical benefits in a U.S. economy hit hard by the coronavirus strain COVID-19. Like other companies selling health insurance coverage to large and small businesses, Cigna is bracing investors for the …

Intel boss confirms investigation into whether coronavirus the ‘result of an accident’ at Wuhan lab

April 30, 2020 / By Adam Shaw, Gillian Turner | Fox News The Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed on-record for the first time Thursday that the U.S. intelligence community is investigating whether the coronavirus outbreak, which has wreaked havoc across the globe, started as the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan, China. …

COVID-19 cases on the rise in California border towns

April 29, 2020 / MICHAEL BRADY The federal government should “immediately begin medical checks” at the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California to slow a surge of COVID-19 cases in border communities, two hospitals said Tuesday in a letter to HHS and the Department of Homeland Security. Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare also asked the Trump administration to …

Precision Spine® Announces the National Launch of the ShurFit® 2C Interbody Systems Featuring Titanium Plasma Spray and Hydroxyapatite Coating

April 29, 2020 PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Precision Spine, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to Made-in-the-USA manufacturing, has launched nationally the ShurFit® ACIF 2C Anterior Cervical, TLIF 2C and TPLIF 2C Posterior Interbody Systems, which is made from medical grade polyetheretherketone (Peek Optima, LT1) and coated with both commercially pure Titanium (Ti) and Hydroxyapatite (HA). “The ShurFit …

LimaCorporate Announces the Successful Completion of the First Total Shoulder Replacement Using the Smart SPACE 3D Positioner

SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI, Italy, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LimaCorporate continues to make progresses on its key strategic initiative to drive the development of a digital platform to provide surgeons with innovative solutions which would help them deliver improved outcomes with an accessible and sustainable economic model, through the milestone-based acquisition of TechMah Medical. TechMah Medical was …

Exactech Announces First Shoulder Surgeries Using Equinoxe® with VERASENSE® Sensor Technology

April 29, 2020 GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and computer-assisted technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced today the first reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) cases using Equinoxe® with VERASENSE®, a wireless humeral sensor manufactured by OrthoSensor Inc. The data it provides enables surgeons to make more-informed decisions on joint tension and implant …

BONESUPPORT Appoints Michael Roth as General Manager & Executive Vice President Commercial Operations North America

LUND, Sweden, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BONESUPPORT™, an emerging leader in orthobiologics for the management of bone injuries announces a change in its leadership team that will take place June 1, 2020. Michael Roth starts in the position as the company’s General Manager & Executive Vice President Commercial Operations North America. Michael has more than 20 years of experience …

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