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Opening Bars in Texas is something Greg Abbott has wanted to do for months. Next week, he gets the chance. Abbott announced earlier this week that bars would be allowed to open in the state beginning on Wednesday, October 14. Bars allowed to open in Texas will do at the […]

Opening Bars in Texas

October 17, 2020 in Health tagged Abbott / Bars / covid-19 / texas by Jeffrey Cooperstein

AuraVax Therapeutics Inc., a biotech company based in Houston, is developing a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine. AuraVax has entered a license option agreement with the University of Houston, which will give them the option to exclusively license the nasal spray vaccine technology that was developed by M.D. Anderson Professor of […]

COVID-19 Nasal Spray Vaccine

October 15, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / health / Houston / vaccine by Jeffrey Cooperstein

restaurants igloos — The restaurant industry has taken a gigantic hit since the restrictions to contain the COVID-19 epidemic were enacted. Initial takeout only rules were incredibly damaging, and the continuing capacity restrictions continue to impact profits. Some restaurants have turned to unique solutions such as restaurant patio igloos to keep outdoor seating […]

Restaurant Igloos Could Extend Outdoor Dining

October 11, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged 2020 health habits / cold months / covid-19 / heaters / outdoor dining / patio igloos / restaurant / restaurants / Winter / winter months by Joe Manichia

anxiety phones — Google Maps’ new feature that shows COVID-19 data was unveiled last week, allowing users to see important COVID data for the map they are looking in Google Maps. How to find real-time COVID-19 data on Google Maps When opening Google Maps on your device, click on the layers button on […]

COVID-19 Data in Google Maps

October 10, 2020 in life tagged app / covid-19 / Google / Google Maps / smartphone / Tech by Jeffrey Cooperstein

pre-existing condition — Before the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 health coverage was frequently difficult or impossible to acquire for patients with pre-existing medical conditions. With the potential repeal on the horizon, what would happen to patients who have suffered from COVID-19? Would COVID-19 become a pre-existing condition after the ACA […]

COVID-19 Becoming A Pre-existing Condition Post ACA

October 9, 2020 in Health tagged aca / affordable care acct / covid-19 / covid-19 as a pre-existing condition / pandemic / pre-existing conditions by Joe Manichia

Contact tracing measures in Singapore have started, as the government began distributing TraceTogether tokens in an effort to step up their contact tracing efforts to curtail COVID-19. Singapore residents get contact tracing tokens to attempt to detect signs of COVID-19 earlier than normal. This would in turn allow Singapore residents […]

Contact tracing measures in Singapore

September 29, 2020 in Health tagged contact tracing / covid-19 / Singapore / tokens by Jeffrey Cooperstein

antibody treatment for COVID-19 — At the beginning of August, two drug companies began clinical trials for an antibody treatment for COVID-19 known as monoclonal antibodies. They have been racing to complete the clinical trials and have even claimed they could have this treatment available before the vaccine. What Are Monoclonal Antibodies? When the human […]

Antibody Treatment For COVID-19

September 26, 2020 in Health tagged antibody / antibody treatment / clinical trial / coronavirus / COVID / covid antibody / covid-19 / covid-19 antibody treatment / pandemic by Joe Manichia

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces further reopening of the state beginning Monday, September 21. Here’s everything you need to know about Texas’ new reopening phase. In 19 of the 22 regions in Texas, all businesses and stores that were at 50% are now allowed to expand their capacity to 75%. […]

Abbott announces further reopening

September 25, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / Greg Abbott / phases / reopening / texas by Jeffrey Cooperstein

University of Pittsburgh researchers are hopeful to begin COVID-19 medicine testing by 2021 with a new antibody. Not in the form of a vaccine, the medicine will be both a treatment and a preventative measure. The medication, named Ab8, will begin safety trials with the hope that the FDA will […]

COVID-19 medicine testing

September 24, 2020 in Health / life tagged Ab8 medication / alex azar / covid antibody / covid medicine research / covid vaccine mice hamsters / covid-19 / Dr John Mellors / health and human services / medical journal cell / medicine / testing / trials / university of pittsburgh covid / vaccine by Jeffrey Cooperstein

drive-in during the pandemic — Since the beginning of the pandemic, the entertainment industry has been almost completely on pause and people have been desperately looking for any way to get out of the house while staying safe. Enter the drive-in movie theater, a business idea from the 1930s that is strangely perfect for just […]

Drive-In Theaters During The Pandemic

September 22, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged coronavirus / COVID / covid-19 / drive-in / drive-in theater / entertainment / film / films / movie / movies / pandemic / theater by Joe Manichia