Quest’s self-swab COVID test gets FDA authorization
Secaucus-based Quest Diagnostics announced on Thursday it has received emergency use authorization by the Food & Drug Administration to release its self-collection kit for COVID-19.
The lab-developed test will be available for people to self-collect a...
Murphy: More guidance on graduations, retail is … wait for it … coming soon
Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged the guidelines provided for school districts regarding graduations was short on one element: How many people will be allowed to attend outdoor gatherings on July 6.
“We know folks are going...
The case for wearing masks properly (that is, over your nose!)
Dr. Ed Lifshitz, the state’s medical director of communicable disease service, acknowledges that face coverings can be a pain — especially when it comes to wearing them over your nose. Thursday afternoon, he explained...
Random reader email sums up views of many — and shows why Murphy should...
As we approach the fourth month of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, some of the expected stresses are starting to show.
Support for Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive orders appear to be starting to soften...
CVS to add 45 drive-thru test locations in N.J. (and we’ve got the list)
Gov. Phil Murphy’s call for even more testing sites will be answered Thursday, when CVS Health will announce it has added 45 additional drive-thru test sites (the list is below).
These sites will utilize self-swab...
Immunomedics’ Semerjian steps down as CEO
Immunomedics Inc. announced on Wednesday some leadership changes as well as a business update on how it's been navigating the COVID-19 landscape.
The Morris Plains-based biopharmaceutical firm said Harout Semerjian, CEO and president, has stepped...
Republicans ask Murphy to give milestones, benchmarks for reopenings
Fifteen members of the state Senate Republican caucus sent Gov. Phil Murphy a letter with the question nearly every New Jerseyan wants answered: When is he going to reopen more of the state?
More specifically...
State releases guidelines for modified in-person graduation ceremonies
No handing out of diplomas, no live music, a limited number of non-graduates at the event, coordinated entrance and exit plans — and 6 feet of spacing for everyone, everywhere and all times.
The state...
Murphy big on hints about opening summer camps, day care centers, youth sports …...
It was another day of hope … but no promises. Or dates.
Gov. Phil Murphy is now hinting that summer camps, day care centers, youth sports — even, potentially, gyms and churches — may soon...
HMH observational study: Tocilizumab appears to improve survival among COVID-19 patients in ICU
Officials at Hackensack Meridian Health have found that the drug tocilizumab appears to improve survival among critically ill intensive care unit patients suffering from COVID-19, the health system reported Wednesday.
The data was gleaned from...