In a study of 19 sick Covid-19 patients, those who were on supplemental oxygen did better with the blood cancer drug than those on ventilators.
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Pentagon Wants Cyborg Implant To Make Soldiers Tougher
DARPA is developing bioelectronic devices that would dwell in the gut and produce therapeutic drugs on demand.
Moderna Hires New CFO Amid Race To Develop Coronavirus Treatment
Biotech company Moderna, which is among the leaders in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, on Thursday named a sector veteran its new finance chief, as it gears up to launch commercial operations and potentially oversee explosive growth if it su…
ICE Is Fueling Coronavirus Outbreaks, Ignoring CDC Guidelines
ICE again flouts public health recommendations, driving COVID-19 outbreaks and causing needless deaths.
Why America’s Nurses Were Not Prepared For The Coronavirus Pandemic
Tener Veenema, a fellow at the American Academy of Nursing; and Diane Meyer, an analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security explain why nurses were not prepared for Covid-19, and how systems can change to better handle future public health …
UnitedHealth Group Boosts Housing Investments To $500M To Address Social Determinants
UnitedHealth Group will increase investments in affordable housing to $500 million to address social determinants of health as insurers intensify strategies to reduce costs and improve outcomes beyond covering traditional medical treatments.
Amazon Helps World Health Organization Launch Covid-19 App 12 Months Early
Amazon Web Services and the WHO are deploying a new app designed to help health workers around the globe caring for patients. I’ve spoken exclusively to both organizations to find out more.
Can You Get Covid-19 Twice? An Infectious Disease Doctor Explores The Possibility
Dr. Mark Kortepeter, who has been on the front lines of multiple epidemics, takes a look at what we know so far about the possibility of getting a coronavirus infection a second time.
These Colombian Scientists Revealed Alzheimer’s Secrets By Turning Umbilical Cord Tissue Into Brain Cells
A husband and wife team of Colombian scientists have observed Alzheimer’s precursor molecules in cells taken from newborns – a boon for research into the earliest stages of a disease that doesn’t start to show symptoms until people are in their forties…
Blue Cross Domination Of Obamacare Markets May Not Last In Pandemic
Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans dominate the enrollment of individual Americans in health plans purchased on exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, but that could change given the pandemic and historic unemployment.
