Medical News

• Police officers injured on duty see their pensions under threat
  
  Disabled and traumatised former officers are being hauled before medical review panels in 'unlawful' attempts to cut their pension packets, campaigners claim.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020.
• This Tennessee doctor caught coronavirus at a meeting about coronavirus. He nearly died.
  
  Dr. Daniel Lewis, the chief medical officer of a hospital in East Tennessee, nearly died after catching coronavirus. His recovery took months.
  Yahoo.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• HHS Secretary optimistic that COVID-19 vaccine could be available by fall, visits Rush University Medical Center
  
  "We could be looking at tens of millions, even 100 million doses of vaccine, this fall, and many hundreds of millions of doses by early next year."
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• US coronavirus cases could be under control in FOUR WEEKS if everyone wears a mask
  
  Dr. Robert Redfield made the surprising declaration during an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association Tuesday.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Glee star Naya Rivera's death was an accident, medical examiner says
  
  Glee star Naya Rivera's death was an accident, a medical examiner has said.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Fired hospital aide pleads guilty to murder in patients' deaths
  
  Reta Mays faced seven charges of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of veterans at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Medical Center.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Some of Trump's loyal supporters cling to COVID-19 conspiracy theories
  
  In interviews with ABC News, over a dozen devoted Trump supporters questioned expert medical advice and the existence of the coronavirus.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Delle Donne says opt-out request for 2020 season denied
  
  A panel of physicians has denied Elena Delle Donne's request to opt out due to medical reasons.
  ESPN.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Is Translate Bio (TBIO) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?
  
  Is (TBIO) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Medical Instruments Outlook Dull Amid Coronavirus Crisis
  
  Medical Instruments Outlook Dull Amid Coronavirus Crisis
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• "None of us lie": Top testing official defends coronavirus task force
  
  Admiral Brett Giroir contradicted the president, who retweeted a post accusing government medical experts of "lying."
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Why 32% Of Young Adults Are Vulnerable To Severe Covid-19 Coronavirus Infections
  
  The study found that nearly one in three 18-to-25-year olds have these risk factors that make them "medically vulnerable."
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• US Navy ship fire: Sailors and fire crew injured
  
  At least 11 sailors needed medical treatment following the fire on the vessel, moored at San Diego Naval Base.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020.
• Mystics' Delle Donne says opt-out request denied
  
  A panel of physicians has denied Elena Delle Donne's request to opt out of the 2020 season due to medical reasons, according to the Washington Mystics star and reigning WNBA MVP.
  ESPN.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• Whole body scans for trauma patients saves time spent in emergency departments
  
  A new study by a medical imaging student may have found the solution to easing hospital ramping and crowded emergency departments.
  Science Daily.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.

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