Category: pharma

FDA: Abbott Labs’ Rapid Coronavirus Test May Turn Up False Negatives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Abbott Laboratories widely used test to detect the Coronavirus strain Covid-19 “may return false negative results.”

Here Is More Evidence For Face Mask Use With COVID-19 Coronavirus

A study suggests that simply speaking could spew thousands of virus-laden fluid droplets that may hang in the air for tens of minutes.

CVS To Open 1,000 ‘Self-Swab’ Coronavirus Test Locations

CVS Health is escalating its cross-country effort to expand testing for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 with plans to open 1,000 locations by the end of the month.

Is Flying Safe With COVID-19 Coronavirus? When Should You Fly Again?

A photo from a recent United Airlines flight caused some turbulence on social media.

More Than 20M Jobless Could Become Eligible For Obamacare Or Medicaid

More than 20 million Americans losing their jobs could become eligible for Medicaid or subsidized individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act as employers cut health benefits and lay off workers amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain COVID-19,…

How Is COVID-19 Coronavirus Testing Really Going? What You Need To Know

The total number of tests alone does not tell the real story. Here are some of the measures that you should be looking at to better understand how the U.S. doing.

Abbott Labs’ Coronavirus Antibody Test Capacity To Hit 60 Million By June

Abbott Laboratories is expanding its capacity to produce antibody tests for the coronavirus strain COVID-19 for 60 million tests in June.

6 Measures That Could Prevent A Post-Coronavirus Depression

There will come a day when the greatest threat from the COVID-19 is not medical, but financial. How the United States navigates the coronavirus recession will depend largely on the government policies enacted now.

Humana Expands ‘Bold Goal’ Quality Initiative To 16 Cities

A project by Humana to improve health through better management of patient populations will be expanded to 16 U.S. communities.

Fewer Than 5% Of U.S. Employers Sold On Coronavirus Antibody Tests For Workers

U.S. employers aren’t sold on Coronavirus antibody tests for their workers as the country prepares to re-open for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Mercer benefits survey showed.