FDA clears new COVID-19 tests producing results in minutes
Photo Cred: ThisisEngineering RAEng/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A Los Angeles-based company, Bodysphere Inc., announced today it would begin distributing serological testing kits for diagnosing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after receiving...
Read MoreCoronavirus aid and relief act signed, includes provisions for small clinics, businesses
Photo Cred: Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed earlier this week and includes some provisions that may impact small...
Read MoreResearcher finds droplets carrying coronavirus may travel further than six feet
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted social distancing guidelines around the world, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asking...
Read MoreTrump extends social distancing through April
Photo Cred: René DeAnda/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury President Donald Trump announced earlier this week that his administration would extend strict social distancing guidelines due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for...
Read MoreTelemedicine reduces mental health burden of COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Paul Hanaoka/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The psychological impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is increasingly evident for patients directly and indirectly affected, and telemedicine offers a potential...
Read MoreWHO characterizes coronavirus as a pandemic, calls for preparation, prevention
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus disease, has been characterized as a pandemic, according to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World...
Read MoreIntegrative perspectives on coronavirus
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Americans should prepare for a “significant disruption” from the coronavirus, according to representatives from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in...
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