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Get Covid Compliant with COVID SAFE
VideoForU, a professional full-service video production company, announced the launch of: COVID SAFE, a four minute training video that carefully explains the safety measures ...Full Article
New Munters Whitepaper Explores How Humidity Affects Viral Infectivity and Longevity
There is a demonstratable link between humidity and the infectivity and longevity of a variety of viruses, such as influenza and coronaviruses, according to a new whitepaper b...Full Article
26 Health Care Groups Sign On To “Return To Procedures” Guidance
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), and the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced 26 addi...Full Article
NIH Researchers Identify Key Genomic Features That Could Differentiate SARS-CoV-2 From Other Coronaviruses That Cause Less Severe Disease
A team of researchers from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, identified genomic features of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...Full Article
Survey: U.S. Voters Strongly Support More Funding For Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Communities In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic
According to a new national survey, a vast majority of U.S. voters believe long term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living communities, need more suppor...Full Article
Digital Well-Being Guidelines for Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this unprecedented time, technology has become part of the social fabric in a deeper, more intimate way than ever before—for those of us able to access it, technology has b...Full Article
Expert comment on antibody tests for COVID-19
With promises of antibody tests being rolled out in the next few days to NHS and care staff in England, and retailers told not to send home-testing kits as their accuracy is q...Full Article
Covid-19 Crisis Triage - - Optimizing Health Outcomes and Disability Rights
New England Journal of Medicine article offers policy recommendations for triage protocols that save the most lives and protect core values, such as the equal moral worth of a...
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ISPE Announces Thomas B. Hartman as New CEO and President
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced that Thomas B. Hartman has been appointed as the CEO and President, effective 1 June 2020. Tom has a ...Full Article
Agilum Healthcare Intelligence's Data and Analytics Platform Represents a True Paradigm Shift
Agilum Healthcare Intelligence's Data and Analytics Platform Represents a True Paradigm Shift in the Value of Real-World Data and Real-World Evidence for Healthcare Analytics....Full Article
Has the Coronavirus Got You Lost in Time?
A woman walked to answer the doorbell the other day and was surprised to see the workers who had arrived to replace her front walkway. “I wasn’t expecting you to be here unt...Full Article
Risk Factors for COVID-19 Death Revealed in World’s Largest Analysis of Patient Records to Date
Academics at the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), working on behalf of NHS England and in partnership with NHSX, have analyse...Full Article
Northwestern University Grant Delivers Free COVID-19 Children’s Book to Teachers & School Systems Nationwide
Elementary educators looking for a free resource to teach students about the Coronavirus and COVID-19 will have help from a zany book character named Mrs. Can. Thanks to a gra...Full Article
COVID-19 Causes Pulmonary Arterial Thrombosis and Damages Other Organs As Well As The Lungs
COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, not only may lead to severe pneumonia but also to thrombosis in the lungs and, subsequently, to multi organ failure involving kidne...Full Article
RA Capital COVID Team has created a map that captures many of the major ongoing technology development efforts in the world to solve our COVID-19 crisis
The RA Capital COVID Team with Boston-based Dr. Peter Kolchinsky, author of The Great American Drug Deal, PhD in Virology from Harvard University, have created a map that capt...Full Article
APhA Announces Results of 2020 Board Elections
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced the election of Theresa Tolle, BPharm, FAPhA of Sebastian, FL, as 2021–2022 APhA President-elect. Tolle will succeed Sand...
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Pharmacy Technicians on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Crisis
Confronted with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, pharmacy technicians are demonstrating unwavering commitment, strength, and courage as they work alongside pharmacists, ph...
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Home Use of GENOSYL® Delivery System (DS) to Administer GENOSYL® (nitric oxide) gas for Inhalation for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Complicated by COVID-19 Infection Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Clinicians report on first at-home treatment of COVID-19 patient with VERO Biotech's GENOSYL DS, an innovative, tankless delivery system for inhaled nitric oxide. GENOSYL DS,...Full Article
Brain May Be New Therapeutic Target to Improve Breathing Following Lung Injury in COVID-19 Patients
New research published today in The Journal of Physiology suggests that lung injury is not limited to the lungs. Targeting the part of the brain that controls breathing and bl...Full Article
Operation Get Well Floods New York Hospitals with Messages of Hope
Hundreds of Get Well Cards Sent to Patients from All Over the United States What started as a casual conversation between two lifelong friends, one an ER doctor and hospital ...
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New American Academy of Dermatology Survey Finds Most Americans Know Sun Protection is Important, Yet Many Aren't Protecting Themselves
In recognition of Skin Cancer Awareness Month in May, dermatologists remind the public to #PracticeSafeSun to reduce their risk of skin cancer As more Americans head outdoors...Full Article
Pharmacy Leaders Presented with Jacob W. Miller Award
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation announced the 2020 Jacob W. Miller Award recipients. Calvin H. Knowlton, BScPharm, MDiv, PhD, FAPhA, and Orsula V. Knowl...Full Article
COVID-19: What You Need to Know About Antibody Testing
As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surpasses 800,000, many Americans want to know if recovered patients have immunity to the novel coronavirus. The answer could come...Full Article
Ohio State’s Mehta Leads AHA Statement On Cardiovascular Disease In Pregnancy
A new statement issued by the American Heart Association emphasizes the importance of taking a multidisciplinary approach to the management of cardiovascular disease during pr...Full Article
St. Jude Child and Family Experts Release Tools to Help Kids Better Understand the Novel Coronavirus
Developmentally-Appropriate, Multilingual COVID-19 Related Resources Range from Downloadable Coloring Books to Activity Books and Other Tools Using their years of expertise h...Full Article
