Researchers at two prominent California universities launched ambitious new studies this week to test whether wearables can serve as a sort of early-warning system for parts of the country not yet flooded with coronavirus cases. University of California, San Francisco,…
When can we let up? Health experts craft strategies to safely relax coronavirus lockdowns
With countries from Italy to the U.S. having waited too long to combat the coronavirus, many experts in public health and epidemiology are pleading with government officials not to compound the mistake by lifting stay-at-home and other social distancing measures…
A plea from doctors in Italy: To avoid Covid-19 disaster, treat more patients at home
Adozen physicians at the epicenter of Italy’s Covid-19 outbreak issued a plea to the rest of the world on Saturday, going beyond the heartbreaking reports of overwhelmed health care workers there and a seemingly uncontrollable death toll to warn that…
How touching your face can spread viruses — and why you’re so bad at avoiding it
With the outbreak of Covid-19, health care professionals are urging people to regularly refrain from touching their face. Is that too much to ask? There’s no question it’s easier said than done. According to a 2015 study in the American…
GigaGen Works to Develop Passive, Convalescent COVID-19 Vaccine
GigaGen is developing a recombinant polyclonal antibody therapy (rCIG) to treat COVID-19. First uses are envisioned as treatments for severely ill coronavirus patients and individuals at high risk of contracting the disease, including healthcare professionals. “We are working toward an…
FDA greenlights expanded remote patient monitoring to keep patients out of coronavirus-slammed hospitals
Dive Brief: FDA on Friday issued a policy to facilitate greater use of remote patient monitoring technologies to cut back on hospital visits and thereby minimize risk of exposure to COVID-19 while also reducing the burden on providers during the current…
Dyson receives government ventilator order; Airbus, UK-based constructors in Formula One expects go-ahead
BBC News reports that the firm has designed a new ventilator which still needs to get regulatory clearance and is set to be built at its plant in Wiltshire. Dyson is working with Cambridge-based The Technology Partnership. The Guardian has…
EU regulators to propose 1-year MDR delay
Dive Brief: The European Commission is working on a proposal to delay enforcement of the EU Medical Device Regulation by one year, a spokesperson saidWednesday. Policymakers are aiming to submit the proposal in early April, and are imploring the European…
Medtech industry asks for FEMA’s help allocating ventilators to frontlines
Dive Brief: As ventilator manufacturers scale up production across the U.S. to address a critical need for the breathing machines, AdvaMed on Tuesday sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking for designation of a single agency to…
Following Outcry, Gilead Sciences Seeks to Rescind Orphan Drug Designation for COVID-19 Drug
A day after it was announced remdesivir had received Orphan Drug designation for treatment of COVID-19 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Gilead Sciences submitted a request for the regulatory agency to rescind that offer after an outcry was raised…
