Covid Tests
Nebraska sued Pivot Concierge Health and Banyan Medical Systems, both of Omaha, for deceptive trade involving drive-through Covid-19 testing.
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Czech Volunteers Invent Lung Ventilator in a Matter of Days
Tomas Kapler knew nothing about ventilators — he’s an online business consultant, not an engineer or a medical technician. But when he saw that shortages of the vital machines had imperiled critically ill Covid-19 patients in Northern Italy, he was moved to action.
Read moreRussia Says 489 Medics Have Died From Coronavirus
Nearly 500 Russian medics have died of the coronavirus, the head of the state health watchdog said Thursday, a far higher figure than given before.
Read moreDeaths Prevented or Postponed? The Costs of Lockdowns
While lockdowns undoubtedly prevented large numbers of deaths from the new coronavirus, the repercussions of the pandemic response are expected to blight economies and health systems long after restrictions are lifted.
Read moreMan Accused of Sharing US Medical Research Secrets With Chinese Military
A Chinese medical researcher accused of sharing secrets with the Chinese military on a U.S. government-funded laboratory project in San Francisco was arrested in Los Angeles this week and charged with lying on his visa application.
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Chinese Companies Emerge as Global Donors in Pandemic
s the coronavirus spread, the world’s richest communist dug into his deep pockets. Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and a member of the ruling Communist Party, helped pay for 1,000 ventilators delivered to New York in April. Ma’s foundation also is giving ventilators, masks and other supplies in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
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WHO Calls for Masks as Virus Precautions Ease Globally
People in places where the novel virus is spreading widely should cover their faces, the World Health Organization said Friday, revising its guidance as many nations lift lockdowns while still reporting new cases.
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Maine Governor Tells Trump to ‘Check the Rhetoric at the Door’
Maine’s Democratic governor is urging President Trump to watch his tone during a visit to the state Friday to showcase a company that makes swabs for coronavirus testing.
Read morePandemic Fraud
A federal class action claims that SCWorx and its CEO Marc S. Schessel falsely claimed that they had sold 2 million “Covid-19 rapid testing kits, ‘with provision for additional weekly orders of 2 million units for 23 weeks, valued at $35M per week,’” goosing its stock price, after which the SEC halted trading in it.
Read moreSchool Shooting
An appeals court in Florida upheld the dismissal of a civil suit against a mental health facility that provided mental health services to Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz between 2009 and 2016. The facility did not owe a legal duty to protect or warn students that attended the same school as one of its patients.
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Biden Calls Trump a ‘Fool’ for Shunning Masks
Joe Biden said Tuesday that wearing a mask in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus is a sign of leadership and called President Trump a “fool” who was “stoking deaths” for suggesting otherwise.
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Virginia Struggles With Testing: ‘There’s Not Nearly Enough Supply’
Testing in Virginia has long been the Achilles heel for the state. While the total number of deaths and infections is nowhere near as high as some others, outbreaks, especially in assisted living and low income communities, have become a staple.
Read moreSecurities Fraud
A federal court in Indiana approved a $50 million settlement in a class action securities fraud case brought by investors against medical device company Zimmer Biomet Holdings. The investors claimed the company failed to disclose supply chain problems that led to a decrease in order fulfillment rates.
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Covid Toes, and Other Fallout From Virus
Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people a sign of Covid-19 may pop up in an unusual spot.
Read moreVirus Fraud
The SEC sued Turbo Global Partners and its CEO, securities recidivist Robert W. Singerman, 69, both of Tampa, for claiming they have “equipment that scans large crowds to detect individuals with elevated fevers” to use against the Covid-19 pandemic, in federal court.
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Counterfeit Masks Sent to Frontline US Health Workers
On a day when Covid-19 cases soared, as health care supplies were scarce and an anguished doctor warned he was being sent to war without bullets, a cargo plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport, supposedly loaded with some of the first N95 medical masks to reach the United States in almost six weeks.
Read moreSnake Oil
California and 10 of its counties sued Innovus Pharmaceuticals in Monterey County Court, claiming it falsely advertises Diabasens as a treatment for diabetes, and Apeaz as treatment for bone and cartilage destruction, and does so with “Dr. Esper,” who is not a medical doctor, but sits on the Innovus board.
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Virus Unleashes Nationwide Wave of Fraud
A 39-year-old former investment manager in Georgia was already facing federal charges that he robbed hundreds of retirees of their savings through a Ponzi scheme when the rapid spread of Covid-19 presented an opportunity.
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Federal Prosecutors to Probe Covid-19 Medical Supply Firm
The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation into a Delaware-based medical company created in March to sell personal protective equipment and other supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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