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Covid-19 causes sudden strokes in young adults, doctors say

April 23, 2020 / By Maggie Fox, CNN (CNN) – The new coronavirus appears to be causing sudden strokes in adults in their 30s and 40s who are not otherwise terribly ill, doctors reported Wednesday. They said patients may be unwilling to call 911 because they have heard hospitals are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases. There’s growing …

Countries criticize China for sending – and resending – faulty COVID-19 test kits, supplies

April 23, 2020 / By Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News It’s been months — and China still can’t deliver. The COVID-19 global outbreak that ignited a mad dash to buy up millions of masks, rapid test kits and other personal protective equipment around the world hit a major snag when countries counted on China for help. The growing pains of trying …

Nanovis Awarded 510(k) for Nano FortiFix® the First Nanotechnology Enhanced Pedicle Screw System

CARMEL, Ind., April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nanovis today announced that it received 510(k) clearance for a bioceramic nanotube surface on its Nano FortiFix Pedicle Screw System. “Nanovis continues to advance innovative technology platforms to improve patient care. We are very pleased to receive the first FDA clearance for a nanotechnology enhanced pedicle screw system. This technology uniquely offers …

Cost-effective canopy protects health workers from COVID-19 infection during ventilation

April 23, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Healthcare workers are rightly being lauded as heroes as they hunker down on the front lines of treating patients infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. With their efforts come the risk of contracting the virus themselves, but researchers are working on a system that could help protect them …

Conformis Announces Return to Work of Furloughed Employees

BILLERICA, Mass., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conformis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFMS) announced today that, due in large part to a loan made available to the Company under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP Loan”) offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration to qualified small businesses in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the economic harm …

New data on Gilead’s remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit for coronavirus patients. Company still sees reason for hope

April 23, 2020 / By ED SILVERMAN, ADAM FEUERSTEIN and MATTHEW HERPER The antiviral medicine remdesivir from Gilead Sciences failed to speed the improvement of patients with Covid-19 or prevent them from dying, according to results from a long-awaited clinical trial conducted in China. Gilead, however, said the data suggest a “potential benefit.” A summary of the study …

Simplify Medical Completes PMA Submission for 1-Level Simplify Disc IDE Study

Sunnyvale, CA – April 21, 2020 – Simplify Medical Pty Ltd., maker of the Simplify® cervical artificial disc, announced today the completion of the Pre-Market Approval (PMA) submission for the 1-level Simplify Disc IDE Study to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Simplify Disc is designed for MRI compatibility, physiologic motion, and anatomical …

Spreading coronavirus? Why wearing gloves to supermarket isn’t helping

April 23, 2020 / By Lauren Steussy , Suzy Weiss | New York Post The gloves are coming off in the fight against dangerous myths surrounding the coronavirus. Despite no recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do so, shoppers continue to wear gloves in public places, such as grocery stores. The gesture has left doctors and …

CDC to send $600M to state, local governments to aid in coronavirus testing

April 23, 2020 / By Brooke Singman | Fox News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending more than $600 million to state and local governments to help with testing to identify new cases of the novel coronavirus, as officials weigh when to begin steps to reopen their economies. The CDC is awarding $631 million to 64 jurisdictions …

VA medical facilities struggle to cope with coronavirus

April 23, 2020 / Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As she treated patient after patient infected with the coronavirus at a Veterans Affairs medical center in New York City, Heather Espinal saw stark warning signs. So many nurses had called in sick, she said, that the Bronx facility was woefully understaffed. It lacked specially equipped rooms for infected …

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