Medicine
Jean-Michel Boers succeeding Wolfgang Baiker as head of Boehringer Ingelheim U.S.
Boers joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 1998 in Belgium, and came to the U.S. in 2016 as senior vice president of the...
Regeneron begins first human clinical trials of COVID-19 antibody ‘cocktail’
Regeneron this morning announced starting the first human clinical trial of a so-called “cocktail” of antibodies to fight COVID-19. The drug...
Sema4 expands COVID-19 testing efforts
The Stamford firm said it is expanding its current COVID-19 viral testing capacity to 10,000 tests per day.
Westport’s BioSig gets FDA approval to move forward with potential COVID-19 treatment
The trial will occur in hospitalized patients who have confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 and require supplemental oxygen.
White Plains Hospital and other hard-hit centers coping with COVID-19
A report from the American Hospital Association paints a stark picture of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the...
Schumer worries feds may be doing clandestine hydroxychloroquine testing on vets
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer has raised the possibility that the Department of Veterans Affairs may be conducting clandestine tests of the...
Ridgefield First Selectman Marconi tests positive again for COVID-19
There have been 185 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
Seeking a cure: Regeneron and NYMC in COVID-19 study
When a complex process that normally takes seven to nine months is accomplished in only eight days, you can be reasonably...
Exclusive: Leadership in a time of crisis: Dr. John Murphy
“There should be a sense of humility at the heart of every leader during a time like this," the president and...
Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg to organize COVID-19 tracing; 923 deaths in Westchester
Multibillionaire, former presidential candidate and three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be organizing and partially funding an effort aimed...
‘War zone’: Nurses sue Westchester Medical Center, Montefiore and state
The lawsuit against Westchester Medical alleges, in part, “WMC is currently like a war zone, and the RNs there are being sent...
Hudson Valley woman claims Belviq weight-loss drugmaker knew of cancer risk
“Eisai and Arena persisted in pushing the medications to market,†the complaint states, “reaping tens of millions of dollars of profit...
Cuomo warns of new COVID-19 wave; 389 deaths in Westchester
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warned today that just as the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 came in three waves, COVID-19 could...
Ridgefield’s Boehringer Ingelheim launches Global Support Program to fight COVID-19
Among its efforts, Boehringer has made available $6.4 million for financial and in-kind donations for local emergency aid across its markets.
COVID-19 UPDATE: NY develops test that might expedite return to ‘normal’
Fast Facts: The governor reaffirmed today that social distancing is working, “we just have to stay with it” The governor said...
