Medical News

• Tracking the latest COVID-19 developments as the school year begins
  
  Tracking the latest: Questions remain as kids head back to school. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus looks at the classroom, vaccines and more.
  CBS News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Strict mask rules? Empty middle seats? We compare airlines' COVID-19 policies
  
  Some airlines ban passengers from future flights if they refuse to wear a mask. A couple don't accept medical exemptions.
  Los Angeles Times.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Lockdown 'killed two people for every three that died of coronavirus'
  
  It is thought that as many as 16,000 people died because they didn't get medical care between March 23 and May 1, the height of the coronavirus lockdown in the UK.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Comedian Andy Dick sues man who punched him outside club
  
  Andy Dick has filed a lawsuit against Paul Hale, who punched him outside of One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans in August 2019 and is seeking damages including for medical bills and mental anguish.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Patients at high risk for coronavirus should watch out for this common liver condition, doctor warns
  
  Certain medical conditions raise the risk for more severe COVID-19 disease, and one doctor is raising awareness of a widespread liver condition that may be unfamiliar to some.
  Fox News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Advanced Energy (AEIS) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
  
  Advanced Energy Industries' (AEIS) second-quarter results benefit from strength across semiconductor equipment, data center and, industrial and medical amid coronavirus pandemic.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Has OPKO Health (OPK) Outpaced Other Medical Stocks This Year?
  
  Is (OPK) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• China's exports rose 7.2% on-year in July due to demand for medical supplies
  
  China's dollar-denominated exports rose 7.2% while imports fell 1.4% from a year ago, data from the country's General Administration of Customs showed on Friday.
  CNBC.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Are there medical reasons to not wear a mask? Yes, but not many
  
  A slew of viral videos show people claiming medical exemptions to avoid wearing masks on airplanes and in grocery stories. Doctors say there are legitimate health reasons to do so, but that the list is quite short.
  CNBC.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• L'Oreal requires doctor's note to work from home
  
  It's legal to ask for official documentation of a medical condition, but the policy could seriously affect morale.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• US Sends Relief to Lebanon Via Military Cargo Planes
  
  First plane filled with food, water, medical supplies arrives Thursday.
  Voice of America.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Training neural circuits early in development improves response
  
  When it comes to training neural circuits for tissue engineering or biomedical applications, a new study suggests a key parameter: Train them young.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Beirut explosion: US military sends 3 cargo planes to Lebanon filled with medical supplies
  
  The U.S. military is sending three cargo planes to Lebanon filled with food, water and medical supplies, the U.S. ...
  Fox News.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Curaleaf's Select Brand Expands Into Florida Medical Market
  
  America's 1 Cannabis Oil Brand is Now Available in 12 States WAKEFIELD, Mass., Aug.
  Yahoo.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• State spent millions on arena hospital that saw 9 patients
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Doctors arrived at an arena-turned-medical center in Sacramento in mid-April and were told to prepare for 30 to 60 coronavirus patients to arrive within days. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.

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