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Abbott’s Virus Test Has Potential Accuracy Issues, FDA Warns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/abbott-coronavirus-test-has-potential-accuracy-issues-fda-warns An Abbott Laboratories Covid-19 test has potential accuracy issues, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned, citing a number of studies that have raised doubts about the product’s precision when used to quickly diagnose patients. The FDA issued a public alert Thursday evening, saying that […]

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Since the CDC opiate dosing guidelines were published in early 2016… a lot of chronic pain pts – especially those with intractable pain – have been forced to “shelter in place” … which is really forcing  them to become house/chair/bed confined. It is now being talked about in the media about this sheltering in place […]

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Remdesivir Data from NIAID Trial Published “Not a panacea” or a “cure-all,” expert cautions https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/86670 Peer-reviewed findings were published late Friday from one of the key trials of remdesivir, perhaps the most promising antiviral agent for COVID-19, confirming and extending topline results announced a month ago via press release. Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who received […]

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https://youtu.be/eLMZoXfnY_I COVID-19 getting back to normal with control plans Nobody should resume their work, going back to school, or reopening without a written control plan.  

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