Pharma Mar says its mission is to find medicines in the oceans, where the water teems with viruses and some aquatic creatures have evolved virus-killing weapons that are “much, much stronger” than anything humans have designed, said José Maria Fernández Sousa-Faro, Pharma Mar’s founder and CEO. “I think it’s because nature, that is very wise, has been able to do fine-tuning.” … [Read more...] about ‘New weapon’ to kill COVID? UCSF-led team finds drug that could be far more effective than remdesivir
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The coronavirus is becoming more infectious. Here’s how to protect yourself
“We still want people to be masking up,” she said Thursday on a webcast hosted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “We still need people to limit congregating with people outside their household. We still need people to be washing their hands and really being vigilant about those public health practices, especially as these variants emerge.” … [Read more...] about The coronavirus is becoming more infectious. Here’s how to protect yourself
Patients Caught In Middle As UnitedHealthcare Drops Montefiore Health System Amid Contract Negotiations
“Montefiore has requested a 28% increase over the next three years,” said Michael McGuire, CEO of UnitedHealthcare of New York Commercial Business. “Asking for those types of increases over the next three years is really unsustainable. Montefiore’s commercial rates are the highest in New York City.” … [Read more...] about Patients Caught In Middle As UnitedHealthcare Drops Montefiore Health System Amid Contract Negotiations
2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs
"There’s a lot of these agencies that are out there charging absolutely ridiculous sums of money to get ICU nurses in," Boom said. "They go to California, which is in the midst of a surge, but they poach some ICU nurses there, send them to Texas, where they charge inordinate amounts to fill in gaps in Texas, many of which are created because nurses in Texas went to Florida or back to California." … [Read more...] about 2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs
Fauci backs ‘double-masking’ in coronavirus fight, says ‘likely more effective’
There is some conflicting advice on double-masking, which suggests there isn’t enough research behind it yet. When worn correctly, a single face mask made of "appropriate material" typically offers enough protection, Paula Cannon, a distinguished professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC), previously said in an email. … [Read more...] about Fauci backs ‘double-masking’ in coronavirus fight, says ‘likely more effective’
