by William Jester | Jun 4, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
While the spread of the coronavirus continues to slow in New Jersey, the availability of testing in the state has expanded. How to get a coronavirus test varies throughout the state, depending on whether it’s from a private medical facility, a state-run testing site...
by William Jester | Jun 4, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
In severe cases, COVID-19 can lead to pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation, but the world’s supply of ventilators has proven too small for the exponentially increasing demand. “The public health care system in Lombardy is perhaps the strongest one in Europe,...
by William Jester | Jun 2, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Imagine being told to inhale a nasal spray full of the coronavirus. More than 14,000 people in the U.S. and elsewhere are putting their names forward to do so. They are volunteering for what’s called a “human challenge trial,” an ethically...
by William Jester | Jun 1, 2020 | Community, Covid
Testing is one piece of reopening, but experts are still relying on the help of a vaccine to keep the public safe. Researchers are increasingly optimistic that scientists are getting closer to development even though we’re barely months into identifying and learning...
by William Jester | May 30, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized remdesivir for emergency use in seriously ill COVID-19 patients, the experimental drug is another step closer to full approval. That’s when most drugs get price tags. Gilead Sciences, which makes...
