Cardiology
Philips buys US cardiac care firm BioTelemetry for $2.8 bn
Dutch electronics giant Philips said on Friday it was buying US remote cardiac monitoring firm BioTelemetry for $2.8 billion (2.3 billion euros).
Dec 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus variant blamed for spiralling infection rates
The British capital is to be hit with tougher coronavirus control measures, the government said on Monday, blaming spiralling infection rates on the rapid spread of a new variant.
Dec 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 vaccine can't come too soon for nursing homes, but many questions remain
Lynne Katzmann, whose company runs 22 long-term care facilities in Colorado, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, knows what she will do as soon as a new COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to her staff and residents.
Dec 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Portugal unveils its national vaccination plan for COVID-19
Portugal is aiming to vaccinate almost 1 million people against the coronavirus between January and April at the latest, and perhaps by the end of February, depending on the pace of vaccine deliveries, officials said Thursday.
Dec 3, 2020
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Vaccination
Italy offers free virus vaccines, starting with doctors
Italy will give all its citizens free vaccinations against coronavirus starting with doctors and care home residents once the jabs are approved, its health minister said Wednesday.
Dec 2, 2020
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Vaccination
Which Americans will get the COVID vaccine first?
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines could be approved in a matter of weeks, but who in the United States will get them first?
Dec 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany to store medical supplies for future crises
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed Monday to create 19 storage sites for medical equipment across Germany to avoid the shortages of masks and other protective gear seen at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Home health care improves COVID-19 outcomes
Survivors of COVID-19 are a vulnerable population who often have health ramifications from their illness and hospital stay. Upon returning home from acute care, large proportions of survivors experience functional dependencies, ...
Nov 24, 2020
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Vaccination
Dutch government unveils coronavirus vaccination plans
The Dutch government will prioritize people aged over 60, those in health risk groups and frontline health care workers for coronavirus vaccinations when the shots become available, the health ministry announced Friday.
Nov 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Excess death toll in care homes from COVID-19 'hugely underestimated'
An early draft of a study by University of Manchester health economists and data scientists calculates that up to 10,000 more people may have died in care homes from COVID-19 than previously realized.
Nov 16, 2020
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