COVID Survivors’ Blood Plasma Is A Sought-After New Commodity
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Diana Berrent learned she had tested positive for COVID-19 on a Wednesday in
Read More
Emerging Health Issues
At-Home SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Tests Could be a Breakthrough, But What Are the Limitations?
(By Brittni Frederiksen, Ivette Gomez, and Alina Salganicoff for Kaiser Family Foundation) The first SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test with a home
Read MoreWill Antibodies After COVID-19 Illness Prevent Reinfection?
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Most people infected with the novel coronavirus develop antibodies in response. But scientists don’t know
Read MoreThe U.S. government contributed research to a Gilead remdesivir patent — but didn’t get credit
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) Two documents dating back to 2015 shed further light on the role the
Read MoreLooking For A Path To Reopen, Employers Weigh COVID Testing Of Workers
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Just a few miles from Disney World, Harris Rosen’s hotel empire is mostly
Read MoreCigna program to pay out-of-network providers for COVID-19 services
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cigna will pay out-of-network providers market-based rates for treatment provided to its
Read MoreNursing Home Association Asks For $10 Billion In Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) With more than 11,000 resident deaths, nursing homes have become the epicenter of the COVID-19
Read More‘Eerie’ Emptiness of ERs Worries Doctors: Where Are The Heart Attacks And Strokes?
(By Will Stone and Elly Yu for NPR) The patient described it as the “worst headache of her life.” She
Read MoreGilead signals steps to widen global access to remdesivir for Covid-19 patients
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) Amid questions about access to remdesivir, its treatment for Covid-19, Gilead Sciences (GILD)
Read MoreA robotic alternative to pet therapy for Alzheimer’s patients
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, social distancing has changed everything on how to care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s
Read More