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First Coronavirus Saliva Testing Site Opens In U.S. After Emergency FDA Authorization

April 15, 2020 / Lisette Voytko, Forbes Staff TOPLINE – The first U.S. coronavirus saliva testing site opens Wednesday in New Jersey after the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization for the method, which healthcare experts say is quicker, more scalable and safer to administer as the virus continues to spread across the country. …

This is where all 50 states stand on reopening

April 15, 2020 / By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) – More than 90% of the US population is currently under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend life as we know it. But worries for the economy — and people’s mental health — are raising the question: When will things go back …

Dr. Robert Siegel: Coronavirus reopening — If health restrictions rolled back too soon this could happen

April 15, 2020 / Opinion By Dr. Robert David Siegel | Fox News A number of government officials, pundits and data modelers believe the worst is behind us.  They may be profoundly mistaken. Rapid rollback disaster  If all public health measures were immediately lifted, the pandemic could reignite with full fury.  At this point, there is no vaccine. There are no effective …

Global battle erupts as Trump pulls WHO funding over coronavirus response

April 15, 2020 / By Brooke Singman | Fox News President Trump’s decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus crisis touched off an international war of words overnight as Democratic lawmakers in Washington as well as international bodies like the European Union condemned the move. The president announced Tuesday that the United States would immediately …

Congress Won’t Return Until May, As Talks Appear To Stall On Small Business Aid

April 14, 2020 / DEIRDRE WALSH Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the full Senate will not plan to return to the Capitol before May 4 — a delay from a planned return next Monday. McConnell said the decision to change the schedule was made “following the advice of health experts” and in consultation with …

Thousands of health care workers infected with coronavirus, CDC report finds

April 14, 2020 / By The Associated Press Between 10 percent and 20 percent of U.S. coronavirus cases are health care workers, though they tended to be hospitalized at lower rates than other patients, officials reported Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first national data on how the pandemic is hitting doctors, nurses and …

FDA tightens enforcement on Covid-19 antibody tests

April 14, 2020 / By Elizabeth Cohen and Devon Sayers, CNN (CNN) – After loosening restrictions on antibody tests, the US Food and Drug Administration has decided government scientists will review data on lab tests that claim they can detect if someone has antibodies to Covid-19, according to the CEO of a lab association who …

NuVasive Provides Business Update Related to COVID-19

SAN DIEGO, April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today provided an update on actions the Company is taking to best position the business and support the Company’s stakeholders in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “NuVasive has a strong …

Vaccines, Antibodies and Drug Libraries. The Possible COVID-19 Treatments Researchers Are Excited About

April 14, 2020 / BY ALICE PARK  In early April, about four months after a new, highly infectious coronavirus was first identified in China, an international group of scientists reported encouraging results from a study of an experimental drug for treating the viral disease known as COVID-19. It was a small study, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, …

‘For Such A Time As This – OrthoChallenge’ Seek Ideas to Help Orthopedic Patients Awaiting Elective Surgeries

ALACHUA, Fla., April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Due to COVID-19, thousands of orthopedic patients have experienced a sudden cancellation of scheduled hip, knee, shoulder, extremity and spine surgeries and physical therapy sessions. These patients will be forced to endure their pain and limited mobility for an indefinite amount of time. Surgeons, physical therapists and engineers are challenging …

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