Posted on 7/30/20
Number of Patients in Acute Care Continues to Rise, While Intensive Care Cases Decline
Maryland’s coronavirus hospitalizations increased to 585 on Thursday, with 446 patients in acute care and 139 patients in intensive care, state data show.The number of COVID-19 . . .
Posted on 7/30/20
Public Health Chief Retiring in Midst of Pandemic; Hogan Tightens Rules on Masks
Fran Phillips, state government’s top public health officer, who has helped lead Maryland’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that she is retiring.
Posted on 7/29/20
Maryland’s Coronavirus Hospitalizations Increase by 27 Patients
There have been 27 more Marylanders hospitalized with coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of current hospitalizations to 571, state data show.The state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations . . .
Posted on 7/29/20
United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR) CEO Martine Rothblatt on Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2020 9:00 AM ETCorporate ParticipantsDewey Steadman - Head, Investor RelationsMartine Rothblatt - Chairman and Chief . . .
Posted on 7/29/20
Johns Hopkins Hospital Ranked No. 3 Nationally by 'U.S. News'
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is once again ranked No. 3 in the nation out of more than 4,500 hospitals reviewed for U.S. News & World Report's . . .
Posted on 7/29/20
United Therapeutics Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020."I am pleased with our performance during the second quarter, . . .
Posted on 7/28/20
Maryland Has Nearly 100 More Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Than A Month Ago
Maryland has almost 100 more coronavirus-related hospitalizations than it did a month ago, according to data the state released today.On June 28, Maryland had 446 people . . .
Posted on 7/28/20
DrFirst Partners With PointClickCare
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DrFirst, a pioneer in technology, support, and services that connect people at touchpoints of patient care, and PointClickCare, the leading cloud-based software platform for . . .
Posted on 7/28/20
Anne Arundel Medical Center Ranked among Top Five Hospitals in Maryland by U.S. News and World Report
Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) has once again ranked among the top hospitals in the region. AAMC delivered steady performance year-over-year, ranking fourth for the second . . .
Posted on 7/28/20
Three UMMS Hospitals Ranked In U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals”
Three University of Maryland Medical System hospitals have been recognized in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings as being among the best . . .
Posted on 7/28/20
Emergent BioSolutions Triples Its Coronavirus-Vaccine Manufacturing Contract With AstraZeneca
Chalk up another contract to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine for Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE:EBS). This time from a repeat customer: AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN).Emergent BioSolutions, which is focused on . . .
Posted on 7/28/20
State Roundup: Wicomico Co. Exec Culver Dies Of Cancer
WICOMICO COUNTY EXEC CULVER DIES: Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver died Sunday after battling cancer for months, his family said in a Facebook post. He was . . .
Posted on 7/27/20
Maryland’s Number of Coronavirus Cases Continues to Rise
The average number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Maryland continues to rise, increasing by 1,128 people since Sunday, state data show.And on Saturday, Maryland reported . . .
Posted on 7/27/20
Emergent BioSolutions Signs Agreement with AstraZeneca to Expand Manufacturing for COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide contract development and manufacturing . . .
Posted on 7/27/20
Should Emergent Biosolutions Be Your Next Coronavirus Buy?
Rather than wowing speculators with promises of a scientific breakthrough, Emergent BioSolutions' (NYSE:EBS) coronavirus strategy positions the company as the go-to resource for vaccine manufacturing support. . . .
Posted on 7/27/20
Why Is Everyone Talking About Novavax Stock?
You may not have heard of Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) about six months ago. Shares of the biotech company were trading at less than $5 a share, and . . .
Posted on 7/26/20
MDH Confirms Coronavirus Outbreak, Says Procedures Were Followed
Amid questions about the Maryland Department of Health’s handling of an outbreak of Covid-19 at its Baltimore headquarters, officials confirmed that an infected employee came into . . .
Posted on 7/26/20
Employees Sent Home After Covid-19 Outbreak at Maryland Department of Health
Dozens of state employees were sent home Monday after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the Baltimore office of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), the agency . . .
Posted on 7/26/20
Maryland Confirms 930 Additional Coronavirus Cases, Marking Largest Increase Since May
Maryland confirmed 930 cases of coronavirus on Friday, the largest number reported in a single day in nearly two months, according to data that the state . . .
Posted on 7/26/20
CASI Pharma +11.9% as CEO Buys Nearly $7.9M in Shares
CASI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CASI) is up 11.9% after hours following news that its Chairman/CEO, Wei-Wu He, bought nearly $7.9M worth of the company's stock.He directly purchased 2,952,426 . . .
Posted on 7/24/20
Novavax Inks Manufacturing Deal For COVID-19 Vaccine
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) enters into an agreement with CDMO FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies for the manufacture of bulk drug substance for NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.Production of the . . .
Posted on 7/23/20
Altimmune Announces Manufacturing Agreement with Vigene Biosciences
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement . . .
Posted on 7/23/20
b.well Connected Health Sees Increased Digital Health Adoption During Pandemic
The company, which makes a tool that CEO Kristen Valdes calls a “digital front door for healthcare,"
Posted on 7/23/20
Aurinia Prices US$200 Million Public Offering of Common Shares
VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUPH) (TSX:AUP), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing voclosporin in multiple indications, today announced the pricing of its . . .
Posted on 7/23/20
UM Capital Region Health Opens New Outpatient Practice at the National Harbor
University of Maryland Capital Region Health Medical Group has opened a new outpatient practice at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.The multispecialty practice occupies 19,000 . . .
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