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Telehealth And At-Home Treatment Options Increase For Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Telehealth And At-Home Treatment Options Increase For Cancer Patients During COVID-19
Telehealth And At-Home Treatment Options Increase For Cancer Patients During Covid-19 While the COVID-19 pandemic drags onward, many are left to worry not just about the virus, but about their regular medical treatments that may have been interrupted by a virus with a lot of question marks. For cancer patients, especially those undergoing treatment, COVID-19 has its own set of challenges. Many individuals with cancer who are undergoing treatments may have compromised immune systems. This can put them at higher risk of having negative outcomes if they contract COVID-19. If exposed to the virus, these patients may require isolation for a longer time than normal and should cons…

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COVID-19: Northwell Labs Invests $30M In Testing COVID-19: Northwell Labs Invests $30M In Testing
Covid-19: Northwell Labs Invests $30M In Testing Northwell Health Labs has spent over $30 million on testing equipment and lab supplies, determined to have enough to go around in the event of a second wave of COVID-19.  Among purchased equipment are a variety of automated diagnostic and antibody testing machines, which the company said will aid in the "rapid and uninterrupted process (in testing) in the event of another surge." “Our goal has been to deploy at scale as much testing as possible, as quickly as possible, so we were among the first labs to implement, validate and evaluate performance characteristics for most of these test…

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Northwell Labs Starts Manual Testing Of COVID-19 Samples Northwell Labs Starts Manual Testing Of COVID-19 Samples
Northwell Labs Starts Manual Testing Of Covid-19 Samples Northwell Health Labs has been given the green light by state and federal authorities to begin manual testing for novel coronavirus. According to Northwell, “beyond the manual testing authorized today, Northwell Labs is seeking the US Food & Drug Administration’s approval to use semi-automated testing within the next week.  This would give the laboratory the capability to process hundreds of tests daily, with a plan to ramp up to thousands daily in the near future.” Doctors believe they could manually process upwards of 100 tests daily. Once the labs are automated, health official…

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by Zak Failla