Who gets the last ventilator? Facing the coronavirus, a hospital ponders the unthinkable
This is one in a series of reports from hospitals responding to the Covid-19 pandemic….
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Coronavirus pandemic fuels a boom in demand for virtual mental health care
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Startups spar with FDA over what constitutes a home coronavirus test
Federal regulators and health tech startups are increasingly at odds over the permissibility of at-home…
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Some drugs being tested as Covid-19 treatments could be very cheap to make
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New Ebola case dashes hopes that the 2-year-old DRC outbreak was over
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The coronavirus sneaks into cells through a key receptor. Could targeting it lead to a treatment?
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Doctors ‘keep an open mind’ about unproven coronavirus drug, but worry it could do more harm than good
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Democrats scramble to turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Trump’s coronavirus response
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Listen: Privacy in a pandemic, biopharma’s big opportunity, and Shkreli’s plea for a break
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Data for Regeneron arthritis drug in coronavirus could come in weeks
Regeneron could release data within weeks about how well its arthritis drug Kevzara is battling…
Social distancing is controlling Covid-19; now scientists need to figure out which measures are most effective
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Methadone clinic lines and packed waiting rooms leave clients vulnerable to the coronavirus
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Who gets hospitalized for Covid-19? Report shows differences by race and sex
The first federal report on who requires hospital care for Covid-19 in the U.S. has…
International trial uses AI to rapidly identify optimal Covid-19 treatments
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Pfizer says coronavirus drug could enter testing by fall
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Opinion: A proper tribute to health care workers on the Covid-19 front lines: forgive their student loan debt
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I inspect my patient from head to toe and then left to right across her…
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