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There’s Only One Way to Get the U.S. Back to Work: Testing, Testing and More Testing

April 14, 2020 / BY ARTHUR CAPLAN AND ROBERT BAZELL The CDC just announced new guidelines for “critical” employees to return to work after possible COVID-19 exposure. Take your temperature often. Wear a mask. Stay 6 ft. away from others when possible. Go home if you feel sick. It is well-intentioned advice. But it is not enough—not for “critical” workers, …

Vir Bio inks $362M Covid-19 contract manufacturing deal with Samsung Biologics

April 12, 2020 / By ALARIC DEARMENT A small biotechnology company focused on antiviral drugs that has lately gained prominence in the fight against Covid-19 has added a division of one of Korea’s largest business conglomerates to its growing portfolio of big-ticket biopharma partnerships. San Francisco-based Vir Biotechnology said Thursday that it made a partnership with Songdo, South …

‘Such a simple thing to do’: Why positioning Covid-19 patients on their stomachs can save lives

April 14, 2020 / By Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) – On Friday, Dr. Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with Covid-19 was in a dire situation, and her colleague wanted her to come the intensive care unit at Long Island Jewish Hospital to see if he needed to be …

Biogennix Remains Operational as it Prepares for Post-Coronavirus Surgical Demand

IRVINE, Calif. — April 14, 2020 — Irvine-based Biogennix, an osteobiologics company that develops, manufactures, and distributes proprietary bone graft products used for bone fusion procedures, continues to operate and supply product to the medical community through the global coronavirus crisis and has been preparing for the anticipated surge in demand for surgical procedures when …

Additional Support Needed to Maintain Access to Musculoskeletal Care Impacted by COVID-19

April 14, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2020)—As lawmakers continue discussions on a fourth COVID-19 response bill, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is asking for additional support to ensure the survival of musculoskeletal care and to allow its members to effectively respond to this crisis. It noted the growing impact of the virus …

Johnson & Johnson Stock Surges 5% After Raising Dividend And Beating Earnings

April 14, 2020 / Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes Staff TOPLINE – Shares of pharmaceutical and consumer goods giant Johnson & Johnson jumped on Tuesday after the company raised its dividend—even after lowering its forecast for the rest of the year—and beat revenue and profit estimates thanks to higher demand during the coronavirus pandemic. KEY FACTS The …

Cuomo warns of constitutional crisis ‘like you haven’t seen in decades’ if Trump tries to reopen New York

April 14, 2020 / By Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump should not try to reopen the state against his wishes, saying it would create “a constitutional crisis like you haven’t seen in decades” and could result in a dramatic increase in coronavirus cases. “The only ways this situation …

Medtronic Teams Up With Foxconn And Vietnam’s Vingroup To Make Coronavirus Ventilators

April 14, 2020 / Ralph Jennings, Contributor As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, Taiwan’s top manufacturer and a Vietnamese conglomerate have joined the fight against COVID-19 by making ventilators. Foxconn Technology Group of Taiwan, the world’s largest contract assembler of electronics (including iPhones and iPads for Apple), and Vingroup, a Vietnamese conglomerate with businesses in …

Trump talks about reopening US amid coronavirus fight after virus takes toll on economy, way of life

April 14, 2020 / By Edmund DeMarche | Fox News President Trump, who previously warned on Twitter that the country’s efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus cannot “be worse than the problem itself,” appears poised to begin reopening parts of the economy as unemployment soars to Depression-era levels and residents of several states chafe under orders to stay in their homes. …

Could old vaccines for other germs protect against COVID-19?

April 14, 2020 / Associated Press Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection against COVID-19 until a more precise shot arrives. It may sound odd: Vaccines are designed to target a specific disease. But vaccines made using live strains of bacteria or …

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