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FDA allows for emergency use of donated hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine (plaquenil)

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

On March 29, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement that they have “accepted 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate donated by Sandoz, the Novartis generics…

Coronavirus Update -Plaquenil Shortages, IVIG and Ibuprofen

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

On March 19, it was announced that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine were showing promise in the treatment for COVID 19. However, there are no available data from randomized clinical trials to…

Can Chloroquine Cure Coronavirus? Not so fast…

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Tom Lloyd, MD PhDAssociate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center In a press conference today, President Trump discussed what the…

Coronavirus Update

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Coronavirus disease also known as (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath. The virus can lead to pneumonia…

Economic Challenges of Long Term Care

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

A recent article published in the Courier Newsroom discussed the challenges of caring for those with chronic illnesses and the economic and financial burdens that families face when dealing with…