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One Company’s Experience During Covid-19: The OIC

by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 13, 2020 The Reno, Nevada-based Orthopaedic Implant Company (OIC) has a manifesto, a part of which reads, “…We can’t apply yesterday’s rules and expect them to work today…Today is a brave new world. It too, has its own set of rules…How will you rethink your world?” OSN asked those …

Experimental coronavirus treatment leronlimab shows ‘very promising’ response in some COVID-19 patients

April 13, 2020 / By James Rogers | Fox News The experimental coronavirus treatment leronlimab has shown a “very promising” response in COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms, according to developer CytoDyn. Leronlimab is a viral-entry inhibitor that targets HIV and breast cancer. The drug has also been attracting attention as a potential coronavirus treatment. In a statement released Monday CytoDyn gave an …

FBI exposes coronavirus scam after 39M masks promised from overseas fail to reach California hospitals

April 12, 2020 / By Danielle Wallace | Fox News The FBI uncovered an international coronavirus-fueled fraud scheme after more than 39 million masks promised to a powerful California union representing health-care workers were never delivered to hospitals and other medical groups in the state, according to a report published Saturday. Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West announced on March 26 it had …

Are We Flattening The Curve? States Keep Watch On Coronavirus ‘Doubling Times’

April 10, 2020 / LAUREN SOMMER As coronavirus numbers have ticked steadily upwards in some U.S.states and cities, officials have watched one specific figure to see whether they’re facing a flattening curve or runaway outbreak: the doubling rate. Simply put, it’s how many days it takes for the number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations or deaths …

Navy helicopters deliver respirators to protect crew aboard USNS Comfort

April 10, 2020 / By Kris Osborn | Warrior Maven Navy helicopters are delivering respirators to health care crew members on board the USNS Comfort now treating COVID-19 patients in the New York City area, Navy officials said. The delivery includes “air purifying respirators” to protect the health care team from inhaling viral agents while treating patients on the hospital …

Coronavirus live updates: World reaches 100,000 deaths; US has ‘not reached the peak,’ Dr. Birx says

April 10, 2020 / Jessica Flores and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, said Friday that the U.S. has not “reached the peak” of the pandemic but that there were “encouraging” signs that the curves were flattening or lowering. “This is not the time to feel …

‘We Carry That Burden.’ Medical Workers Fighting COVID-19 Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis

April 10, 2020 / BY TARA LAW  As a critical care doctor in New York City, Monica is used to dealing with high-octane situations and treating severely ill patients. But she says the COVID-19 outbreak is unlike anything she’s seen before. Over the past few weeks, operating rooms have been transformed into ICUs, physicians of all backgrounds …

Expect More Jobs And More Automation In The Post-COVID-19 Economy

April 10, 2020 / Shahin Farshchi, Contributor The COVID-19 pandemic has halted economic activity globally. Factories and warehouses are forced to shut down to protect their workers, while those that are essential struggle with preventing outbreaks. Could a more automated workforce have alleviated the economic damage COVID-19 has caused? The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reported the …

When will we reopen the country? Antibody testing may help officials decide, experts say

April 10, 2020 / Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY As officials begin to discuss when they can lift stay-at-home orders, companies are rushing to develop coronavirus antibody tests that could help them make those decisions without risking a second wave of infections. Leading the fight against COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …

Health authorities roll out new coronavirus tests to gauge infection’s spread

April 10, 2020 / By Brianna Abbott, Denise Roland, The Wall Street Journal Health departments, hospitals and companies around the world are rolling out the next wave in Covid-19 testing, which looks in a person’s blood for signs of past infection. The new tests promise to give public-health and hospital officials a better idea of how widely the virus has …

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