LetsGetChecked raises $71 million as COVID-19 epidemic makes home-testing increasingly vital

LetsGetChecked raises $71 million as COVID-19 epidemic makes home-testing increasingly vital

As the country wrestles with the COVID-19 epidemic, home health testing, checkups and diagnostics have never been more important and companies like LetsGetChecked are filling a void left in a U.S. healthcare system consumed by the outbreak. The surge in demand for the company’s services has led to an equal surge in investor interest, and…

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The ‘boogeyman’ of pediatrics: What is Kawasaki disease and is it linked to the coronavirus?

The ‘boogeyman’ of pediatrics: What is Kawasaki disease and is it linked to the coronavirus?

CLOSE R-0 may be the most important scientific term you’ve never heard of when it comes to stopping the coronavirus pandemic. USA TODAYSymptoms of a rare inflammatory condition have been identified in at least 15 children in New York City hospitals, alarming pediatricians across the country and raising concerns about a possible link to the coronavirus.The patients…

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Whistleblower: Trump official ignored warning on drug, virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government scientist was ousted after the Trump administration ignored his dire warnings about COVID-19 and a malaria drug President Donald Trump was pushing for the coronavirus despite scant evidence it helped, according to a whistleblower complaint Tuesday.Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, filed the complaint…

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