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Sugar Land-based stem cell lab, Hope Biosciences, just received FDA approval for its second protocol to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of stem cell therapy against COVID-19.
Sugar Land-based stem cell lab, Hope Biosciences, just received FDA approval for its second protocol to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of stem cell therapy against COVID-19.
Photo: Hope Biosciences
Sugar Land-based stem cell lab, Hope Biosciences, just received FDA approval for its second protocol to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of stem cell therapy against COVID-19.
Sugar Land-based stem cell lab, Hope Biosciences, just received FDA approval for its second protocol to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of stem cell therapy against COVID-19.
Photo: Hope Biosciences
10:26 a.m.
This week, Texas set a new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. The highest single-day surge took place Friday, when reported hospitalizations jumped to 2,166.
“We’ve had a 30% increase in hospitalizations,” said Dr. James McCarthy, chief physician executive for Memorial Hermann. “It’s a steady uptick in the last 10 days.”
McCarthy said what’s driving the surge is not unexpected.
“It’s likely the effect of what happened over Memorial Day weekend,” McCarthy said. “People are just kind of ‘over this’ and not paying attention to social distancing. We are seeing a lot of people who’ve said ‘I’ve done my part, and I’ve given up.'”
Read more in this report.
9:15 a.m.
There are now 7,708,368 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The global death toll now stands at 427,400 deaths. The U.S. currently leads the world with 2,057,400 cases, with a death toll climbing to 114,875.
According to Texas Health and Human Services, there are now 83,680 reported cases and 1,939 deaths across the state. Harris County leads the state with 15,864 confirmed cases.
