[Reprinted: HealthCareBusiness News, 5-21-2020] A rise in counterfeit masks, gloves, gowns and other supplies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has cost providers across the U.S. millions and is putting lives at risk. More than 500 seizures and 11 arrests have been made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in what the Associated Press reports is being … [Read more...]
Lancet Editorial: ‘Riding the coronacoaster of uncertainty’
[Reprinted: The Lancet, 5-15-2020] Among all the reports, modelling, and desktop exercises in the past decade devoted to preparing for the next pandemic, when COVID-19 spread worldwide, some of the consequences had surely never been predicted. Scientists who were barely known outside a narrow academic circle are now household names, lauded and vilified in turn in the press and on social media. … [Read more...]
Telemedicine gains ground as coronavirus stretches hospitals
[Reprinted: Nikkei Asian Review, 5-18-2020] TOKYO -- As the coronavirus outbreak overwhelms hospitals across the world, online medical services have become a valuable tool for connecting patients and doctors without placing further strain on the system. "You've been prescribed 30 days of medication for dyslipidemia, how are you feeling?" a pharmacist at a Tokyo drugstore asked in March. The … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 19,540
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-18-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 18: Dominican Republic- 12,314 cases, 428 deaths, 5847 recovered Puerto Rico- 2710 cases (positive only patients), 124 deaths Cuba- 1872 cases, 79 deaths, 1495 recovered Jamaica- 520 cases, 9 deaths, 127 recovered Haiti- 456 cases, 20 deaths, 21 recovered French Guiana- 197 cases, 1 … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 18,115
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-15-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 15: Dominican Republic- 11,320 cases, 422 deaths, 3351 recovered Puerto Rico- 2542 cases (positive only patients), 122 deaths Cuba- 1830 cases, 79 deaths, 1383 recovered Jamaica- 509 cases, 9 deaths, 118 recovered Haiti- 273 cases, 20 deaths, 18 recovered … [Read more...]
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