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GOT FEVER? TIPS FOR HEALTHY ADULTS LIVING WITH THE SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS CONTAGION

By Shefali Luthra After I was told I’d been exposed to the novel coronavirus, I tried to follow the best medical advice. I started working from home. I socially isolated. And I “self-monitored” for signs I’d been infected. Or, at…

March302020

NATION’S 5,000 OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTERS COULD HELP WITH THE COVID-19 OVERFLOW

By Cara Anthony and Liz Szabo As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, a group of anesthesiologists wants to convert America’s surgery centers into critical care units for infected patients. Many of the country’s more than 5,000 outpatient surgery centers have…

MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION GIVES $10 MILLION MORE TO COVID-19 EFFORTS

The Medtronic Foundation is making an additional $10 million in contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts around the world. The Fridley, Minn.-based company spokesman said that the funds will be put toward training and supervising frontline health workers, ensuring their…

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PHYSICIANS FEAR FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY BATTLE CORONAVIRUS WITH TOO LITTLE ARMOR

By Laura Ungar Dr. Jessica Kisoip0s’ twin girls cry most mornings when she goes to work. They’re 9, old enough to know she could catch the coronavirus from her patients and get so sick she could die. Kiss shares that fear…

March272020

VS KICKS OFF FREE VIRTUAL EDUCATION WITH ‘ILIOFEMORAL DVT: DEVISE OPTIONS AND DECISION’

The Venous Symposium’s inaugural VS Virtual Education free webinar will be “Iliofemoral DVT: Devise Options and Decision” at 8 p.m. March 31. Speaker will be Efthymios Avgerinos, from Pittsburg; and panelists will be Steve Elias from Englewood,…

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HOW CHINA BUILT A TWITTER PROPAGANDA MACHINE THEN LET IT LOOSE ON CORONAVIRUS

EDITOR’S NOTE: ProPublica analyzed thousands of fake and hijacked Twitter accounts to understand how covert Chinese propaganda spreads around the globe. By Jeff Kao and Mia Shaung Li Kalen Keegan, a college student at the University…

Education

HOW TO STERILIZE AND FLUMINATE EMERGENCY N95 PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS

Vein specialist Roger Hogue, MD, has created a video on how to sterilize and fulminate N95 face masks. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZbee0PsRJw

March242020

A FEW DOCTORS ARE HOARDING UNPROVEN CORONAVIRUS MED BY WRITING PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES

by Topher Sanders, David Armstrong and Ava Kofman For ProPublica A nationwide shortage of two drugs touted as possible treatments for the coronavirus is being driven in part by doctors inappropriately prescribing the medicines for family, friends and themselves,…

Business News

MILLIONS OF COVID-19 TEST KITS BY APRIL

Diagnostics manufacturers with government approval to test for the coronavirus strain COVID-19 are promising millions of tests kits to be produced weekly by the end of March and be commercially available. The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) said at…

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Business News

COVID-19 AND OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR ADVERTISING PARTNERS

Dear Vein Therapy News clients: The health and safety of our clients and employees is our highest priority. In normal times, we would see you at medical conferences and site visits. Because of the danger of contracting or spreading…