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Five Facts about Medical Personal Protective Equipment

The fast-spreading coronavirus has left many hospitals and health professionals scrambling to find personal protective equipment, or PPE. These items – including gloves, gowns, face masks and face shields – are vital in protecting workers treating seriously ill patients. Many hospitals are running dangerously short of PPE. Homeland Security officials have warned that the government’s emergency stockpile of …

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Congressman Josh Gottheimer and Congressman Tom Reed Discuss the Government’s Response to the Coronavirus Crisis

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House Problem Solvers Caucus co-chairs Josh Gottheimer and Tom Reed discuss the economic relief measures.

Dr. David Katz Discusses a More Measured Response to Coronavirus

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Could a more surgical shutdown have saved more of the economy while minimizing the loss of life?

Former US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky Discusses COVID-19’s Impact on Global Trade

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Charlene Barshefsky discusses the impact of COVID-19 on national and global trade.

Beyond bipartisanship, we need an integrated government

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The devastation wrought by COVID-19 has laid bare just how vulnerable we are when the institutions of American life fail to work. It is one of the great miracles of the American creed that we soldier on no matter the circumstances—that, for example, health care professionals continue to serve even as resources are scarce. But …

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Walter Isaacson, Author & Historian

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Mr. Isaacson introduces us to the new technological frontier of CRISPR, the science of editing the human genome.

Five Facts on Flattening the Curve of Coronavirus Spread

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Health experts say it’s crucial to “flatten the curve” of coronavirus transmissions to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed with critically ill patients. Flattening the curve might prolong the pandemic, scientists say, but fewer people would die because they would receive better medical treatment. “Flattening the curve” refers to slowing the speed of the pandemic’s spread. …

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Dr. Omar Lateef, CEO of Rush University Medical Center

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Dr. Lateef is leading a large hospital in their response to the Coronavirus.

Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Former Commissioner of the FDA

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On this episode of Gridlock Break, we’re hearing from Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, who formerly led the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA regulates food and medicine, and they’re at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus. Dr. Eschenbach is going to explain how innovators across the country are rising to meet this challenge, both …

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Month: April 2020