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Researchers Warn Possible Coronavirus Treatment Hydroxychloroquine May Be Toxic When Combined With Diabetes Drug

April 5, 2020 / Victoria Forster, Contributor Researchers have warned that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ), two similar drugs repeatedly touted by President Trump to be promising treatments for COVID-19, may be toxic when combined with a common diabetes drug. The new study was published online on scientific pre-print server BioRxiv and shows that 30-40% of mice treated with a combination …

How is the coronavirus mutating into different strains?

April 6, 2020 / By Hollie McKay | Fox News The coronavirus has infected more than 1.3 million people across the planet and killed some 72,000. Adding to the grim statistics, on Sunday, the Bronx Zoo announced that one of its tigers had tested positive, amid a swirl of concern that other cats were exhibiting similar symptoms of illness and distress. …

Zimmer Biomet Provides Update on COVID-19 Impact

WARSAW, Ind., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) today provided information on important actions it is taking to address the COVID-19 pandemic, a preliminary estimated revenue growth range for the first quarter 2020 and an update regarding its full-year 2020 financial guidance. “The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact …

New York coronavirus deaths have been ‘effectively flat’ for 2 days, Cuomo says

April 6, 2020 / By Greg Norman | Fox News The number of daily coronavirus deaths in New York has now been “effectively flat for two days,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced, in a sign that the pandemic may be starting to ease its grasp on America’s hardest-hit state. Cuomo said Monday his state reported 599 new deaths, up from 594 on Sunday but down from 630 on Saturday. “While none of this is good news, the …

Fed Goes All Out To Keep Economy Alive During Coronavirus Shutdown

April 6, 2020 / SCOTT HORSLEY As the United States tumbles into a coronavirus recession, the Federal Reserve is using its nearly unlimited power to generate cash to cushion the fall. “The Fed is doing everything they can to keep financial markets functioning and credit available to households and firms,” former Fed Chair Janet Yellen …

Weighing the economics, public health benefits of sheltering in place

April 6, 2020 / Ira Bedzow and Adam E. Block Imagine trying to hold your breath. Some of us can hold it only for a few moments, others for a bit longer. Now imagine trying to hold your breath as someone starts taking the air out of your lungs. The impulse to breathe becomes much …

Coronavirus patients rush to join treatment studies: ‘I would enroll my family in a heartbeat’

April 6, 2020 / Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit. When they offered him a …

Healthcare jobs are a mounting casualty of the coronavirus crisis

April 04, 2020 / Associated Press Tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States are suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor’s offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls to prioritize coronavirus patients at overwhelmed hospitals and of the economic waves the crisis is churning. Even as hospitals scrounge for professionals …

American Airlines joins United, JetBlue in drastically cutting service at NYC-area airports amid coronavirus outbreak

April 6, 2020 / By Michael Bartiromo | Fox News American Airlines has become the latest major carrier to drastically slash service to the NYC area amid the region’s swelling number of coronavirus cases. Starting April 7, American Airlines will be offering an extremely limited number of flights out of LaGuardia Airport (LGA), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and Newark …

New York City hospital starts remote coronavirus monitoring

April 6, 2020 / By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Mount Sinai Health System announced a new remote monitoring platform to help provide care and monitor COVID-19 patients who are recuperating at home. Known as the Precision Recovery Platform, the database was originally used for stroke victims but has been adapted for COVID-19 …

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