The Covid-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of our daily lives, and with the current restrictions imposed on businesses to maintain social distancing, it's changing how we consume. Read more...
COVID-19 has taken a huge toll on the healthcare sector, with shortages on PPE supplies, and medications to treat patients with the virus... Read more...
The US government is working on passing many emergency stimulus packages in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Listed below are public health measures being taken by the US government. Read more...
You may have heard that there are some medications that might treat coronavirus (COVID-19). Among these potential treatments are drugs called remdesivir, famotidine, ivermectin, Actemra, chloroquine (chloroquine phosphate), and hydroxychloroquine. Read more...
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues its relentless spread around the world. Researchers have begun to develop vaccines that could save lives by preventing people from acquiring the disease. But how close are we to a vaccine? And is it reasonable to expect one anytime soon? Read more...
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected how people are accessing healthcare and medications, but it has also had profound effects on our general supply of medications. We’ve previously reported on changes in fill patterns due to stockpiling, as well as shortages of medications that hospitals are using to treat COVID-19. Read more...
As the race to find a vaccine goes on, researchers are trying potential treatments on coronavirus patients. Some show promise, some not so much. Read more...
Drug shortage lists are beginning to grow as people stock up on medications during the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in hospitalizations strains the drug supply. Read more...
In this current coronavirus pandemic, the WHO and the CDC have identified groups of people who are “at risk” for severe COVID-19 disease: adults older than 60 years old, people of any age with underlying medical conditions, and those who are immunocompromised. But what does it mean to be immunocompromised? And how do folks know if they are? Read more...
As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to grow and people take precautionary measures to prevent further spread, the World Health Organization is warning of the danger of misinformation. In fact, in February, the WHO described the abundance of information regarding the novel coronavirus as an “infodemic.” Read more...