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Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000 as Trump Warns the Worst is Still to Come

WEDNESDAY, July 22, 2020 — For the first time in nearly two months the daily U.S. coronavirus death toll topped 1,000 on Tuesday, with President Donald Trump acknowledging that the country’s outbreak will likely “get worse before it gets better.” Trump’s comments came during the first coronavirus task force briefing he’s held since April, as… Read More »

Coronavirus single-day case tally in US tops 50,000 for first time, reports say

The U.S. reported a record 52,788 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, the first time the single-day number has exceeded 50,000, according to reports. Wednesday’s total topped the previous record, set last Sunday, by 8,600 cases, according to the Financial Times. It also came one day after Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House coronavirus task force predicted… Read More »

ACC: BMS, Pfizer's Eliquis tops warfarin in high-risk Afib subgroup

Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s next-gen anticoagulant Eliquis has been stealing warfarin market share for years, but that doesn’t mean it’s slowing down. The drug now has new data showing it’s the safer option for a tough-to-treat group of atrial fibrillation patients. The companies pitted Eliquis against Vitamin K antagonists, such as warfarin, in certain Afib… Read More »