Tuesday, August 11, 2020 GoLocalProv News Team Larger + view A new study finds that one province of Rhode Island has among the highest percentage of those with Lyme disease. The risk of exposure to vector-borne diseases caused by bug bites can increase as mosquitoes, meat, and ticks can spread …
Read More »Largest wind turbine maker Fewer in the world hit record highs as US demand sells
Text size Getty Images Vestas Wind Systems‘s stock hit record highs on Tuesday as strong demand in the US for wind turbines in the second quarter drove upward sales. The world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer restored its lead year-on-year as sales rose to € 3.5 billion – a 67% increase …
Read More »Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
With a vaccine against a coronavirus still months away, companies are rushing to test what the next best thing might be: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight off the virus, without training the immune system to make them. Antibodies are proteins that the body makes when an infection occurs; they …
Read More »GM Financial Chief Dhivya Suryadevara steps down in surprise departure
General Motors Co. Chief Financial Officer Dhivya Suryadevara will leave the company for online commercial company Stripe Inc., a surprise departure for one of the auto-maker’s fastest-growing stars. GM confirmed Tuesday that Ms Suryadevara has left the company for an unknown opportunity outside the auto industry. Stripe in San Francisco …
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