More respirators, including certain N95 masks, will be made available to healthcare personnel, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The first US clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of an investigational broad-spectrum antiviral agent, remdesivir (Gilead Sciences, Inc.), for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019.
Agency says problem appears to be due to one ingredient involved in the test.
Varied symptoms identified in nine pregnant women with 2019 novel coronavirus disease
Yesterday, the World Health Organization gave the virus a new name: COVID-19.
This week on the Pod we cover an insulin pump recall; Pharmacies running out of supplies in light of Covid-19 fears; Investigational Alzheimer disease treatments not meeting trial end points; A new cardiac ultrasound device; and a new oral testosterone replacement therapy.
The total numbers far exceed the toll of the 2003 SARS outbreak
