Author Archives: Elan Aiache Reynaud
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Experts at the University of Tokyo have identified a new protein in the pathway that leads to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers used the “molecular scissors” of CRISPR/Cas9 to search for new genes related to the …
Written by: Alex Keown.
Shares of Moderna jumped nearly 11% from the moment the bell rung this morning following its announcement that it received regulatory permission to begin a Phase II study of its mRNA vaccine candidate for COVID-19.
In …
Written by Jessica Bartlett.
With walk-in appointments temporarily unavailable due to coronavirus, CVS Health is now offering telehealth as a way to connect with patients.
The E-Clinic, available to patients in Washington D.C. and the 33 states that have MinuteClinic …
Written by: Mary Meisenzahl
UPS and CVS announced on Monday drone-delivered prescriptions will start in early May.
At first, the deliveries will go to The Villages, the largest retirement community in the US. The 135,000 residents of the Florida community …
Written by: Jessica Bartlett
It took only 22 days for a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to identify the shortage of the specific type of swab needed to test for coronavirus,convene a group of experts to set about solving …
Written by: Dave Muoio
Uninsured Massachusetts residents now have 24-7 access to free COVID-19 telehealth visits following a new partnership between Doctor on Demand and the Commonwealth.
According to the telehealth provider’s announcement, the virtual visits will handle questions an …
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Amwell®, a national telehealth leader, today introduced Amwell Private Practice, a new solution designed to help physician practices with under 100 providers deploy telehealth in a simple, secure and cost-effective way. With Amwell Private …
Written by JoNel Aleccia.
Blood donation centers across the U.S. are ramping up efforts to collect plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 in hopes it could be used to save the lives of others infected with the pandemic …
Written by Carrigan Miller.
The FDA has approved the production and use of the Coventor, a jerry-rigged ventilator designed at the University of Minnesota to address ventilator shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The university collaborated with a number of …
Written by: Nathan Vardi
British drug giant AstraZeneca is rushing forward a big clinical trial for its blood cancer drug Calquence because it has shown early promising results in later-stage COVID-19 patients—those in intensive care units and on ventilators. Calquence …