IXJ News and Press, iShares Global Healthcare From 03/22/20

Aimed at increasing the availability of ventilators and accessories, the FDA has temporarily relaxed its standards enabling medical device makers to more easily make changes to existing products (e.g. changing suppliers or materials without the normal sign-off process). This includes the u...

Considering the high-growth stage of the COVID-19 breakout, here is the latest tally of cases from yesterday: More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Rx Trust, Healthcare stocks news, News on ETFs, Read more ... ...

Key points from today's briefing from the Coronavirus Task Force: More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Rx Trust, Healthcare stocks news, , News on ETFs, Read more ...

Citing COVID-19-stoked shortages, the FDA has issued guidance related to its oversight of alcohol-based hand sanitizers aimed at boosting supply. More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Rx Trust, Healthcare stocks ne...

Officials in Italy are scrambling to contain the COVID-19 outbreak there as cases jump to more than 41K with 3,405 deaths, greater than China's total of 3,249. There were 427 reported fatalities today and 475 yesterday. More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Sciences...

The latest tally of confirmed U.S. COVID-19 cases per the CDC is 10,442 (7,038 prior) with 150 deaths (97 prior). On March 16, the totals were 3,774 and 69, respectively. The increases are being partially driven by the availability of testing. More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, B...

Notes from today's COVID-19 briefing  from President Trump: More news on: Gilead Sciences, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tekla World Healthcare Fund, Healthcare stocks news, News on ETFs, Read more ...

A decades-old drug called chloroquine, used to treat malaria since 1944, may be useful in treating COVID-19 despite different etiologies (malaria is caused by a parasite, COVID-19 by a virus). More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, The Gabelli Healthc...

Aimed at protecting the health and safety of staff and their families amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the FDA has directed  all eligible employees to start teleworking (fancy term for working from home). More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, The Gabe...

The U.S. Senate will vote today on a second bill aimed at responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. This interim package, to be followed by a third package costing ~$1T, covers free testing for the respiratory disease and at least two weeks of paid emergency leave for a wide range of Americans ...