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May 5, 2020

Coronavirus and cyberattacks: 2020 campaigns already being hacked, experts warn

President Trump signed an executive order to protect the power grid from hackers last week, but one expert is warning that the 2020 campaign cycle has already suffered cyberattacks.

May 4, 2020

Possible coronavirus vaccine enters human testing trial

Progress is being made towards a viable vaccine for the coronavirus say researchers at a Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical company. Inovio Pharmaceuticals along with the University of Pennsylvania’s research facility, the Wistar Institute have been working on the vaccine as early as this past January. Originally reported by Fox News, the vaccine was fast-tracked into development after the Chinese Government made the genome sequencing of COVID-19 public. 

April 22, 2020

Coronavirus fear and anxiety can be as contagious as the illness, NYC psychiatrist says

Nowhere has the stress from the coronavirus pandemic been felt more than on the nation’s healthcare workers and first responders who are trying to save lives.  With more than half a million cases and 42,000 deaths, mental health experts worry about the toll it’s taking on those serving on the frontline.  “Fear and Anxiety can be worse than the virus,” Yusim told Fox News.  “With every patient, you have to get them through this trauma and then we have to find a silver lining.

April 16, 2020

Coronavirus disaster loan cutoff leaves many small biz owners without financial relief

As the federal government hits the $349 billion lending limit on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), many entrepreneurs across the country have been in the dark about much-needed assistance to pay their employees during the coronavirus crisis.

April 15, 2020

Army helping to combat coronavirus at New Jersey hospital

University Hospital, part of Rutgers University in Newark, NJ, has dealt with an onslaught of patients infected with COVID-19, pushing their resources and health care workers to the limit with over 240 patients testing positive. Making matters worse for the facility, more than 200 of the total 664 staff members have been forced to stay home as they have become infected or are caring for a loved one who is sick. University Hospital CEO, Shereef Elnahal, tells Fox News that starting on Wednesday, Army health care workers will start covering shifts for those workers in an attempt to keep up with demand.

April 14, 2020

Ohio prisons see rise in coronavirus infections, deaths while union questions state leadership

Ohio's prison guard union is raising questions about the state's handling of coronavirus in its prisons after a guard and inmate die from COVID-19.

April 14, 2020

Coronavirus 'Code Sun': How one hospital celebrates patients' recoveries

“Here Comes The Sun” never sounded so good. The heartwarming song from The Beatles is taking on a whole new life in one hospital just outside New York City.

April 13, 2020

Coronavirus ICU nurse who also worked at Ground Zero says, 'This is worse'

This is much worse. That’s the sentiment of an ICU nurse in New Jersey who is comparing the triage at Ground Zero on 9/11 and the triage care she’s providing during the coronavirus crisis.

April 10, 2020

As coronavirus crisis continues, is 3D printing having its moment?

The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the country’s medical supply chain leading the tech world to step up and provide quick solutions through 3D printing. Scores of companies, volunteer organizations, and tech-focused collectives have been nimbly designing schematics for anyone to print up items like ventilator parts and PPE equipment like masks. These designs could prove to be vital as the health crisis in the US begins its second month.

April 10, 2020

Coronavirus leads restaurant industry down path of 'financial tsunami,' warns chain eatery owner

One industry that has suffered greatly during the coronavirus pandemic is the restaurant industry.