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Different Takes: Is Call To Reopen The Economy A Hope For Rebirth Or A Recipe For Disaster?; Testing Shortage Leaves Nation In Dark

Editorial pages express focus on the president’s call to reopen the economy during the pandemic and other health issues. Fox News: Easter Resurrection From Coronavirus? A Hope For Rebirth Of The Economy Last Sunday morning, a friend wise in the ways of things both political and economic offered a thought. The next big decision for… Read More »

Coronavirus Diagnosis in California Highlights Testing Flaws

Already in deep distress, the patient was rushed last week to a hospital in Northern California, severely ill and unable to breathe on her own. Doctors at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, near Sacramento, provided the woman with critical care but also considered an unlikely diagnosis: infection with the coronavirus. Hospital administrators said… Read More »

National Hepatitis Testing Day 2019

May is hepatitis awareness month, and Sunday, May 19, marks National Hepatitis Testing Day 2019. It’s a chance to remind the public and health care providers alike that everyone should be tested for viral hepatitis. What’s viral hepatitis? There are three main types: Hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus… Read More »

POPS! one System for Easy Blood Glucose Testing Cleared by FDA

December 7th, 2018 Editors Medicine, Net News, Pediatrics POPS! Diabetes Care, a company based outside of Minneapolis, won FDA clearance for its unusual, but certainly innovative, POPS! one blood glucose monitoring system. The system consists of a device that can (optionally) stick to the back of your smartphone. It is used to take readings, which… Read More »