Tag: hospitals

After ’21 days of hell’ New York governor expands virus testing

ReutersApril 26, 2020

(Reuters) - New York will on Saturday begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and...

Analysis: Will Trump fight McConnell to get help for states?

CNNApril 26, 2020

Every news report about jam-packed hospitals, first responder casualties, and the scramble for test kits -- let alone the images of quickly-emptying food...

People are buying pulse oximeters to try and detect coronavirus. Do you need one?

CNNApril 26, 2020

Perhaps that's why people are so interested lately in pulse oximeters, medical devices that measure the saturation of oxygen in red blood cells.Pulse...

Coronavirus-themed attacks April 19 – April 25, 2020

Cyber SecurityApril 26, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from April 19 to April 25, 2020. Please give me your vote...

How USNS Comfort went from a symbol of hope with the president’s blessing, to heading back from NYC having treated fewer than 180 patients

Business InsiderApril 26, 2020

The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort was sent to New York City at the end of March to aid the city's overwhelmed hospitals...

UK at ‘dangerous’ stage, no lockdown exit strategy in sight

ReutersApril 26, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s stand-in leader resisted pressure on Sunday to explain how the government plans to ease a coronavirus lockdown that has...

UK’s Johnson ‘raring to go’ but faces mountain of problems

ReutersApril 26, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will come under immediate pressure to set out a plan to ease the coronavirus lockdown...

NYC Hospitals Turn to IBM’s Blockchain Tech for COVID-19 Relief

BlockchainApril 26, 2020

Northwell Health, a New York-based healthcare group comprising over 800 hospitals, has joined IBM’s Rapid Supplier Connect network.IBM’s network is a cloud-based application...

FDA authorizes 3 more coronavirus antibody tests

CNNApril 25, 2020

New York is doing more tests per capita than any other country in the world, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference...

Cuomo is signing an executive order allowing New York pharmacies to test for coronavirus

Business InsiderApril 25, 2020

Gov. Cuomo said on Saturday he's ramping up diagnostic COVID-19 testing across the state.He is directing more than 5,000 pharmacies to conduct tests.The...