COVID 19 FDA approves first at-home coronavirus test KTUU, April 21, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first at-home tests for the coronavirus.  The kits allow patients to collect nasal swab samples at home and mail them in for results.   They’re called Pixel by LabCorp Covid-19 At-Home Kits.  The kits allow patients to collect nasal swab … read more

COVID 19 Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms Marilyn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer, April 20, 2020 A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.  While that’s clearly good news, it also means … read more

COVID 19 Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment  Adam Feuerstein and Matthew Herper, April 16, 2020, STAT A Chicago hospital treating severe Covid-19 patients with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medicine remdesivir in a closely watched clinical trial is seeing rapid recoveries in fever and respiratory symptoms, with nearly all patients discharged in less … read more