Focus:
coronavirus
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7 April 2020
Digitally accessing mental health therapies during Covid-19
Due to social distancing measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, many talking therapy patients have been unable to continue meeting with their counsellors. Verdict Medical Devices takes a look at how...
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7 April 2020
BGI and AID Genomics partner to build Covid-19 testing lab in Gaza
China’s genome sequencing company BGI has partnered with Israeli medical technology company AID Genomics to build an emergency testing laboratory in Gaza for coronavirus (Covid-19).
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7 April 2020
Co-Diagnostics receives emergency use authorisation for Covid-19 test
Co-Diagnostics has obtained emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Logix Smart Coronavirus Covid-19 Test.
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6 April 2020
Radic8 Q&A: air sterilisation steps up in the fight against Covid-19
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, many healthcare providers are looking into innovative ways to protect their facilities against the pathogen. Chloe Kent speaks to Radic8 CEO and founder Richard Greenwood...
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6 April 2020
Shortage of medical devices such as ventilators an extreme concern during COVID-19: Poll
Verdict has recently conducted a poll to assess concerns about lack of enough medical devices such as ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis.
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6 April 2020
BD and BioGX receive emergency use authorisation for new Covid-19 test
BD and BioGX have received the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency use authorisation (EUA) for a new coronavirus (Covid-19) test.
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6 April 2020
MG Motor in talks with medical device makers to produce ventilators
MG Motor India is in discussions with medical device manufacturers to produce ventilators at its plant in Halol to help address the demand during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
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6 April 2020
Leica receives FDA emergency use clearance to diagnose Covid-19
Leica Biosystems has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Aperio ImageScope DX Viewer for remote diagnosis of coronavirus (Covid-19) under emergency use.
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3 April 2020
Different paths to the same destination: screening for Covid-19
At present, polymerise chain reaction (PCR) and antibody testing are the dominant ways that global healthcare systems are testing citizens for Covid-19. Both techniques have their caveats, and as the...
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3 April 2020
Siemens Healthineers launches test kits to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus
Siemens Healthineers has launched its molecular Fast Track Diagnostics (FTD) SARS-CoV-2 Assay test kit that detects SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes coronavirus (Covid-19) disease.