Coronavirus

Match is Giving the Dinner Bell Foundation $30,000 to Feed COVID-19 First Responders

by | Apr 8, 2020
Founded by the owners of Deep Ellum barbecue joint Pecan Lodge, the foundation will use Match' donation to give 5,000 meals to those on the front lines in Dallas.
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A Fort Worth Molecular Lab is Now Offering COVID-19 Testing
by | Apr 8, 2020
CQuentia's newly validated COVID-19 test can determine if a patient is infected or a carrier—even if they're showing no symptoms.
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Giving Back: Salesforce Just Announced $5M in Grants to Help Small Businesses Weather the COVID-19 Crisis
by | Apr 8, 2020
The Salesforce Care Small Business Grants were announced during a virtual event featuring Mark Cuban earlier today.
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Just the Good News: Dallas’ InspireMore Launches a Hub for Positivity Amidst COVID‑19 Pandemic
by | Apr 6, 2020
The Coronavirus Good News Dashboard has already reached millions around the world—including actor-director John Krasinski who gave it a shoutout on his recent video.
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DFW Hospital Council:
We 💜 Our Healthcare Heroes

Watch this virtual "thank you" to the heroic healthcare workforce fighting COVID-19 on the front lines.
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Front Lines: Blockit’s Online Patient Booking Tool is Now Free for All COVID-19 Test Sites
by | Apr 2, 2020
The scheduling solution can be live in minutes, says the McKinney-based health tech startup. Blockit recently won our 'Innovation in Healthcare' award and was a recipient of McKinney's new Innovation Fund.
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AT&T Collaborates With Plano’s VitalTech On Telehealth Services During COVID-19 Outbreak
by | Mar 31, 2020
The collaboration will allow physicians to virtually diagnose medical conditions, heightening safety for everyone.
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Dallas’ Unique Software Development is 3D Printing Respirators for the COVID-19 Shortage
by | Mar 26, 2020
For healthcare workers locally and nationally, the software development company is producing as many as 400 respirators a day—pro bono—with its 20 in-house printers. And, the design can be sanitized, allowing a common surgical mask to be reused 6-10 times.
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North Texas Startup Offers At‑Home COVID‑19 Test Kits, Gets Overwhelming Response

by | Mar 25, 2020
Demand was so high, Assist Health Group quickly ran out of the kits and had to put a waiting list in place.
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United Way’s Susan Hoff: ‘We’re All in This Together.’ It’s Not a Catchphrase Right Now
by | Mar 23, 2020
A new United Way Metropolitan Dallas Coronavirus Response and Recover Fund—seeded at $1.2M—came together in less than a week. We talk with UWMD's Susan Hoff about what it took, how the fund works, and what's next.
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United Way Launches COVID-19 Response Fund With $1.2M From Partners
Texas Instruments Foundation, Bank of America, McKesson Foundation, Perot Foundation, Wells Fargo and Hoblitzelle Foundation are among corporate partners making an initial seed fund commitment.
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Dallas Startup Week 2020 Postponed to August Over Coronavirus Concerns

by | Mar 16, 2020
Organizers say that the safety of the entrepreneurial community was their biggest concern.
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Vivify Health Launches COVID-19 Mobile Solution for Providers to Screen and Monitor Patients Remotely
by | Mar 16, 2020
The Plano-based remote patient monitoring startup is now offering providers a no-cost solution for low-risk patients or those with mild symptoms simply by answering a series of questions.
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HSC Researchers Make Stem Cell Discovery That Could Help Fight Coronavirus
by | Mar 16, 2020
A professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center is collaborating with an international team to test whether stem cells can combat COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Fort Worth Biotech Exact Diagnostics Offers Research Lab Standard for Coronavirus Testing
by | Mar 13, 2020
Exact Diagnostics, which develops and manufactures products to ensure test result validity, will now help more laboratories keep pace with the increasing demand for COVID-19 testing.
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