Eisenhower health is the first hospital to be recognized in California for offering treatment of aortic stenosis in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is launching an investigation into policing practices in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, with a focus on how the city treats residents experiencing homelessness, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday. “We have reviewed court files, media reports, citizen complaints and we also considered factors that we ordinarily weigh in determining whether […]
When NBC Palm Springs news achor, Gino LaMont tested positive for COVID he was not surprised but he was afraid, especially for his family. His wife also tested positive. “Twenty five million Americans has tested positive so the idea that I would too is not outrageous. I think it’s the uncertainty because the reaction is […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the El Centro Regional Medical Center have started a pilot program to treat certain COVID-19 patients. Medical professionals from the National Disaster Medical System are administering monoclonal antibody therapeutic treatments in order to prevent hospitalizations and decrease the severity of illness. The antibodies being used are […]
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection, the drug’s maker, Gilead Sciences, said Thursday. The drug, sold under the brand name Veklury, has been used under emergency use authorization. It is the first drug to be approved for treating Covid-19. “In the United States, Veklury is […]
The widely available steroid drug dexamethasone may be key in helping to treat the sickest Covid-19 patients who require ventilation or oxygen, according to researchers in the United Kingdom. Their findings are preliminary, still being compiled and have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal — but some not involved with the study called the results a breakthrough. […]
It’s the first and only drug shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus in a rigorous trial. Its effects are modest but significant — shortening a patient’s hospital stay by about four days. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, has called it the new “standard of care” for Covid-19. But as […]
