April 2, 2020 / By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Washington (CNN) – The White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump is invoking the Defense Production Act to clear up supply-chain issues encountered in the manufacturing of ventilators. “Today, I have issued an order under the Defense Production Act to more fully ensure that domestic manufacturers can produce ventilators needed to …
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April 2, 2020 / Kelly Anne Smith, Forbes Staff The harsh economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread shutdowns needed to contain it are starting to set in. Millions have filed for unemployment and millions more will. In an effort to keep financially distressed Americans afloat, Congress has responded with a $2 trillion stimulus package, …
April 1, 2020 / By Drew Griffin, Curt Devine, Scott Bronstein and Nelli Black (CNN) – As the US health care system has scrambled to track the spread of coronavirus, one of the nation’s largest commercial labs has faced a backlog of tests that ballooned in the last two weeks, and has delayed results in some cases up to 10 …
April 2, 2020 / By Kristen Holmes, Carma Hassan and David Williams, CNN (CNN) – A New England Patriots team plane loaded with 1.2 million N95 protective masks is on its way back to Boston after picking up the vital supplies in China. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker tweeted a photo of the plane being loaded with the personal protective equipment that …
April 2, 2020 / Mark Johnson / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A potential vaccine for COVID-19 has been developed and tested successfully in mice, researchers reported Thursday. “We’d like to get this into patients as soon as possible,” said Andrea Gambotto, associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and co-author of a …
April 2, 2020 / By Sam Dorman | Fox News The spread of COVID-19 has prompted public officials to urge people against coming into close contact with others, creating the need for non-traditional forms of interaction or consumption of medical care. That includes telehealth or telemedicine, which allows patients to see doctors and receive prescriptions remotely. On Monday, the Centers …
April 2, 2020 / Dr. Farzad Mostashari Last month, the newly designated CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians issued a dire warning in a single tweet. “The front lines are crumbling,” he wrote. He was talking about the tens of thousands of small primary-care practices across the country. These small businesses, he noted, …
April 2, 2020 / Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Towards the end of March, three of the American government’s key coronavirus response organizations spent a collective $1.3 million on videoconferencing tech from Zoom, a Forbes review of government contracts has found. That was despite widespread criticism of the app’s privacy and security. The orders – from Centers for Disease …
April 2, 2020 / Sarah Hansen, Forbes Staff Topline: Weekly jobless claims surged to a staggering 6.65 million, more than double the 3.1 million expected, for the week ending March 28 as the coronavirus continues batter the American economy—it’s the highest level ever recorded. Weekly jobless claims are a measure of how many people seek temporary …
April 2, 2020 / By Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) – The nation’s top infectious disease expert stressed Thursday the US can still defy alarming projections of coronavirus deaths with aggressive measures — even as scientists warn the White House that simple exhaling may be enough to spread the virus. Models had showed that the US death …
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