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• COVID-19 Daily: Critical Drug Shortages, In Memoriam These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2020
• Key Drugs Join PPEs on List of Front-Line Shortages Orders shot up exponentially in March for sedatives such as fentanyl, propofol, and midazolam — and order fill rates are dropping.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2020
• Clinicians Are 'Sent Into War With Pool Noodles,' ICU Doc Says   'Usually in our clinical practice, you feel confident about a lot of the therapies that you're considering,' Angela Rogers, MD, said. But everything in the ICU is different with COVID-19.
  Medscape, April 02, 2020
• Hydroxychloroquine: Possible COVID Drug Can Be Toxic to Retinas Before it was a potential COVID-19 therapy, it was a well-studied treatment with an established risk for retinal toxicity.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, April 02, 2020
• 'Things Under Control': How Europe Sleepwalked Into the Coronavirus Crisis Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks, ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus, governments told Brussels their healthcare systems were ready and there was no need to order more stocks, EU documents show.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• One Brazilian Minister Shines as Coronavirus Clobbers Bolsonaro As criticism has grown over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, many Brazilians are turning to another voice for guidance and reassurance.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Becton Dickinson, BioMedomics Launch Test to Detect Past, Current Coronavirus Exposure Becton Dickinson and Co and diagnostics company BioMedomics on Tuesday said they will launch a diagnostic test that can detect current or past exposure to the coronavirus within minutes, and can be used in doctors' offices, as well as other settings.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Worldwide Groups Offer New Parenting Resources During COVID-19 Outbreak Parenting and teaching children during the COVID-19 pandemic may be difficult, but this time can also lead to creative opportunity, a group of child development and social policy researchers write in The Lancet.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Mother of Invention: The New Gadgets Dreamt Up to Fight Coronavirus Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind. What could he make that would let him open a door without touching the handle?
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Retired Doctors, Medics Abroad Answer Coronavirus Calls On a St. Patrick's Day like no other last month, Irish Health Minister Simon Harris launched a recruitment drive to tackle the coronavirus outbreak with a stark message: "Your country needs you."
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Learning on the Job: French Student Doctor Thrown Into Coronavirus Front Line Medical student Elodie Vieira uses her stethoscope to check the breathing of a patient, who coughs strongly as she gets closer.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Somali Doctor, Veteran of Many Battles, Girds for War With Coronavirus Somali doctor Abdirizak Yusuf Ahmed has escaped an execution, battled deadly diseases and treated war victims. Now - at 35 years old - he's been tapped to lead his nation's response to the coronavirus.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Chinese Scientists Seeking Potential COVID-19 Treatment Find 'Effective' Antibodies A team of Chinese scientists has isolated several antibodies that it says are "extremely effective" at blocking the ability of the new coronavirus to enter cells, which eventually could be helpful in treating or preventing COVID-19.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• S. African Insurer Discovery, Vodacom Set Up Online Virus Consultation Service South African insurance company Discovery and mobile operator Vodacom are teaming up to offer a free, online doctor consultation service to all South Africans with coronavirus-related concerns.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• 1.5 Million Israelis Using Voluntary Coronavirus Monitoring App Around 1.5 million Israelis have downloaded a mobile app in the past week that alerts users who have crossed paths with a coronavirus patient, according to the Health Ministry, helping to improve tracking of the pandemic.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• European Experts Ready Smartphone Technology to Help Halt Coronavirus Spread A group of European experts said on Wednesday they would soon launch technology for smartphones to help trace people who had come into contact with those infected with coronavirus, helping the health authorities act swiftly to halt its spread.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• Autonomous Drone Delivers Insulin to Patient, Returns With Blood Sample Last fall, an autonomous drone flew from Galway, Ireland, to the Aran Islands about 12 miles off the west coast of Ireland, to deliver insulin (and glucagon) from the pharmacist to the patient's physician and returned with a sample of the patient's blood to check blood glucose control.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2020
• ACC 2020REDUCE-IT: CV Benefit Directly Related to EPA Levels The benefits with icosapent ethyl cannot be explained by the degree of changes to triglycerides or other biomarkers such as LDL or CRP, a new analysis shows.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2020
• Coronavirus on Fabric: What You Should Know Experts know this: At this point, transmission happens through close contact, not from touching clothing. But if the garment has hard surfaces like buttons or zippers, the virus could linger on them.
  WebMD Health News, April 02, 2020
• SGO 2020Financial Toxicity Is Common With Gynecologic Cancers More than one fifth of patients who are treated for gynecologic malignancies experience financial toxicity, results of a single-center study suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2020