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Providers in bidding war with states, federal agencies on medical supplies
March 29, 2020 / Associated Press The billions of tax dollars headed for hospitals and states as part of the…
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President Trump Invokes The Defense Production Act, Orders General Motors To Make Ventilators
March 27, 2020 / Matt Perez, Forbes Staff Topline: A day after saying “we don’t need” the Defense Production Act, which…
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Duke researchers are decontaminating N95 masks so doctors can reuse them to treat coronavirus patients
March 27, 2020 / By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) – The N95 respirator masks that health care workers need to protect themselves…
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New York City hospital staff seen wearing trash bags for protection, co-worker dies from coronavirus
March 26, 2020 / By Greg Norman | Fox News A need for safety equipment at a New York City hospital reportedly became so…
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‘I’m Mentally and Physically Exhausted.’ Healthcare Workers Battling Coronavirus Are Running Out of Protective Gear
March 24, 2020 / BY ABBY VESOULIS At the Southeast Florida emergency room where 62-year-old nurse Penny Blake works, hospital administrators…
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New York is experimenting with splitting one ventilator between two patients
March 24, 2020 / BY SOPHIE LEWIS Health officials in New York are experimenting with the possibility of having two patients…
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Elective surgeries continue at some US hospitals during coronavirus outbreak despite supply and safety worries
March 21, 2020 / Jayne O’DonnellUSA TODAY U.S. hospitals face a critical shortage of protective equipment and top federal officials…
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UPMC defends decision to continue with some elective surgeries
March 23, 2020 / TARA BANNOW UPMC on Monday defended its policy of continuing to perform elective procedures on a…
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Life Spine and Gizmo Medical Announce Production of Surgical Masks and Gowns to Meet Growing Demand
March 23, 2020 HUNTLEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the…
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Shortage of U.S. medical supplies tied to drop in imports at height of COVID-19 outbreak in China
March 20, 2020 / JULIET LINDERMAN The critical shortage of medical supplies across the U.S., including testing swabs, protective masks,…
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Hospitals are still scheduling elective procedures during coronavirus crisis, and frontline medical workers fear they’re infecting patients
Many U.S. hospitals are canceling or scaling back on non-essential elective surgeries to make space for patients with the COVID-19…
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WHO officials warn health systems are ‘collapsing’ under coronavirus: ‘This isn’t just a bad flu season’
March 20, 2020 / William Feuer World Health Organization officials warned Friday against dismissing the coronavirus that’s swept across the globe as…
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Mask Shortage Straps Pharmacists Who Need Them To Keep Medicines Pure
March 20, 2020 / CHRISTINA JEWETT and SYDNEY LUPKIN Pharmacy staff who prepare IV drugs inside hospitals are the latest…
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‘Desperate’ shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients puts manufacturers on wartime footing
March 19, 2020 / By Emma Reynolds and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Business London (CNN Business)Governments and manufacturers are adopting drastic…
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