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Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System™ Being Deployed to Meet Urgent Need for Personal Protective Equipment for Nation’s Healthcare Workforce

Battelle announced that it has begun rapid manufacturing of a system to decontaminate N95 respirator masks and other medical protective equipment.

March 28, 2020
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3 min read
Business

Mayors to President Trump: Help Us Secure Critical Covid-19 Emergency Equipment

The leadership of the U.S. Conference of Mayors sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump asking for help in securing critical supplies and equipment needed to safeguard first responders and healthcare workers in cities across the country.

March 28, 2020
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1 min read
Policy

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA takes further steps to help mitigate supply interruptions of food and medical products

During this COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA is working around the clock to make sure that Americans have access to safe food and medical products.

March 28, 2020
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9 min read
Genetown

University of South Florida Health, Northwell Health, Formlabs and Tampa General Hospital Join Forces to Create 3D Printed Nasal Swabs to Test for COVID-19 in Patients in Emergency Shortage Situations

The University of South Florida Health, Formlabs, a leading 3D printing company, and Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, announced they have successfully produced and tested a 3D printed nasal swab to address emergency shortages that hospitals and health care teams may face as testing for COVID-19 increases.

March 28, 2020
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10 min read
Cottonelle® and Kleenex® Brands ask Canadians to #ShareASquareCanada and Commit $100,000 to United Way Centraide Canada’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund

The brands will also donate $1 for every use of hashtag #ShareASquareCanada and provide product to those in need

March 28, 2020
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4 min read
Drug Development

Amgen Announces Positive Results At ACC.20/WCC From Phase 3B Study Of Repatha® (Evolocumab) In People Living With HIV Who Have High LDL-Cholesterol

Study Met Primary Endpoint (Change From Baseline in LDL-C) and All Secondary Endpoints Repatha is the First PCSK9 Inhibitor to Demonstrate LDL-C Lowering Results in People Living with HIV [28-March-2020] THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. , March 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced positive results from the Evolocuma B E ffect on LDL-C Lower I

March 28, 2020
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16 min read
Drug Development

Investigational Drug Vericiguat Significantly Reduced the Risk of the Composite Endpoint of Heart Failure Hospitalization or Cardiovascular Death, Compared to Placebo, When Given in Combination with Available Heart Failure Therapies

Phase 3 VICTORIA Trial is the First Contemporary Outcomes Study Focused Exclusively on a Chronic Heart Failure Patient Population Following a Worsening Event

March 28, 2020
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9 min read
Bio NC

Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Emergency Field Hospital to New York City; Adding Life-Saving Medical Surge Capacity

International Christian Relief Organization Responds at the Epicenter of the Coronavirus in the U.S.

March 28, 2020
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2 min read
Biotech Bay

Bloom Energy, State of California, Almo Partner to Refurbish Ventilators for Healthcare System as COVID-19 Spreads Throughout U.S.

Bloom Energy Corp. and Almo Corporation announced they are joining forces to refurbish unused, out-of-warranty ventilators and ship them to state agencies and hospitals throughout the country, particularly as an increasing number of patients experience critical respiratory issues as a result of COVID-19.

March 28, 2020
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5 min read