Shen Wu Tan

Poison control centers receiving more exposure calls amid coronavirus pandemic: CDC

Poison control centers have received more chemical exposure calls so far this year than the previous two years, showing a possible temporal link to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

April 20, 2020

CMS mandates more reporting rules for nursing homes

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is implementing more reporting requirements for nursing homes with cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

April 20, 2020

FDA urges COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma for blood-related therapies

The Food and Drug Administration is urging people who have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, to donate plasma for blood-related therapies to help others fight against the respiratory infection.

April 16, 2020

Coronavirus research tests reinfection, spread facts

Six feet or 13 feet apart? Two weeks or a month to recover? If you get it once, can you get it again?

April 15, 2020

New York, Michigan cancel plans for extra hospitals as coronavirus doomsday predictions fall short

New York has postponed plans for make-shift hospital sites, as has Michigan, which recently emerged as one of the next hot spots.

April 14, 2020

Rutgers: FDA approves first COVID-19 saliva test

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first saliva test to detect coronavirus, Rutgers University announced Monday.

April 14, 2020

Only 2% of total coronavirus cases are in states without stay-at-home orders

The eight states without comprehensive stay-at-home orders for all residents make up less than 2% of the total coronavirus cases and deaths reported nationwide, data show.

April 13, 2020

FDA urges people to not take anti-parasitic drug intended for animals for COVID-19

The FDA is urging people to not use the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin intended for animals as treatment for COVID-19 after the announcement of a study that shows the drug inhibits the replication of the virus in a laboratory setting.

April 11, 2020

CDC study: 6.5 days is average time for doubling of coronavirus cases

The average time it took for coronavirus cases to double in the U.S. was about 6.5 days, a study released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

April 10, 2020

FDA authorizes first blood purifying system to treat COVID-19 patients

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first blood purification system to treat adults with very serious cases of coronavirus.

April 10, 2020

Clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine begins for coronavirus patients

The National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine for treatment of adults hospitalized with COVID-19.

April 9, 2020

Henry McMaster, South Carolina governor, issues statewide ‘Home or Work’ order over coronavirus

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday issued a statewide "Home or Work" order for residents to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

April 7, 2020

Honda furloughs U.S. workers until May

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it had furloughed workers at its U.S. plants due to the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

April 7, 2020

What experts say about wearing cloth masks

Should I wear a face mask in public? Mixed messages from U.S. officials could partly explain why not as many Americans are wearing masks in public and heeding to the new advice issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University, said Monday.

April 6, 2020

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