Latest news and advices
Advitos medical devices being tested at the front line of COVID-19 fighting – EIT Digital
Pear Therapeutics, Inc. launching a limited distribution program for its product candidate, Pear-004, for people living with schizophrenia – peartherapeutics.com
Amazon, Population Aging, and the Future of Digital Health Services – medium.com
POV: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Its Effect on Pharmaceutical Marketing and Sales – Healthware Group
The Mental Health pandemic right around the corner – Healthware Group
Halting COVID-19: The Benefits and Risks of Digital Contact Tracing – Spectrum
Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing – MedRxiv
Kids’ mental health app sees spike in users in COVID-19 crisis – pharmaphorum
Has COVID-19 forever changed the way pharma does business? – pharmaphorum
UK’s National Health Service launches £500,000 COVID-19 tech competition – TechCrunch
COVID-19 pandemic pushes clinical trials to go virtual – LEO Innovation Lab Medium
Pass the message: Five steps to kicking out coronavirus – WHO
Guidance to sponsors on how to manage clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic – EMA
Pregnant and worried about the new coronavirus? – Harvard Health Publishing
COVID-19: developers of medicines or vaccines to benefit from free scientific advice – European Medicine Agency
Chinese coronavirus vaccine could be ready for trials next month – pharmaphorum
US gives emergency approval for Roche coronavirus test in the race to boost screening capacity – CNBC
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the Mission briefing on COVID-19 – 12 March 2020
? BREAKING NEWS 11 MARCH 2020 – 6PM CET ?
“In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of #COVID19 cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher. WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction.
We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic“- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General at World Health Organization
Follow the advices by WHO to stay safe
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should I see a doctor? – The Guardian
Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) Report – WHO
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Situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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Can telehealth help flatten the curve of COVID-19? – Harvard Health Publishing
Doctors Can Now Monitor COVID-19 Patients Remotely Thanks To Temporary FDA Policy – International Business Times
Belgium adopts COVID19-reimbursement for teleconsultations – DashPlus
Italian startup launches coronavirus diagnostic chatbot – pharmaphorum.com
Instagram may offer clues about the spread of the new coronavirus – The Economist
Coronavirus: free telenursing assistence for people with Parkinson’s disease – OpenZone Zambon
Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients lives by 3D printing valves for reanimation devices – 3dprintingmedia
Free COVID-19 Digital Screening Tool – Allevia Health
Technology can help diagnose, contain COVID-19 – within limits – HealthcareITnews
Software aims to identify coronavirus ‘supercarriers’ – pharmaphorum
Call for COVID-19 Innovation – startuphealth
Doctors and Patients Turn to Telemedicine in the Coronavirus Outbreak – New York Times
How COVID-19 Is Sparking a New Wave of Health Innovation – startuphealth
Gates Foundation, Wellcome launch fast-track COVID-19 therapy fund – PMLive
US insurance companies will cover costs of COVID-19 testing and treatment – The Verge
Tech Contra Viruses – aboutdigitalhealth.com
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus – sifted
Roundup: Tech’s role in tracking, testing, treating COVID-19 – mobihealthnews.com
How AI Helped Predict the Coronavirus Outbreak Before It Happened – Singularity Hub
Robots used to prevent spread of coronavirus – pharmaphorum.com
8 Ways the Medtech Industry is Responding to the Coronavirus – MDDI
General info and other news
Guidance to sponsors on how to manage clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic – EMA
The New England Journal of Medicine – All Journal content related to the Covid-19 pandemic is freely available.
Coronavirus pharma conference monitor – event impact of COVID-19 – pharmaphorum
COVID-19: too little, too late? – The Lancet
Sanofi Pasteur to develop COVID-19 vaccine with US government – pharmaphorum.com
Drug Repurposing for Coronavirus: What has been done, and how we’re tackling it. – Cyclica
The coronavirus is the first true social-media “infodemic” – MIT Technology Review
Social media has zipped information and misinformation around the world at unprecedented speeds, fueling panic, racism… and hope.
Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China – The Lancet