AI-Based Predictive Analytics Platform Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization in Support of COVID-19 Patients
CLEW-ICU, a new ICU solution, has become the only device to receive FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for providing early identification of patients who are likely to experience respiratory failure or hemodynamic instability, both potentially common but significant complications associated with COVID-19. More...24 Jun 2020
Coronavirus Immunity in COVID-19 Patients May Not Last More Than Two Months, Finds New Study
Initial results from an antibody testing study have revealed that COVID-19 antibodies remain stable in the blood of the majority of infected individuals almost two months after diagnosis and possibly longer. More...23 Jun 2020
Gilead Receives US FDA Approval to Begin Clinical Trials of Inhaled Version of Remdesivir
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Foster City, CA, USA) has received the go-ahead from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA Silver Spring, MD, USA) to begin trials of an inhaled version of its antiviral drug remdesivir in patients with COVID-19. More...23 Jun 2020
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