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TAMPA, Fla. ¡ª A creation to help combat the coronavirus from USF Health and Tampa General Hospital is now helping people across the world.When the COVID-19 pandemic started, researchers worked to fill in gaps from the shortages that came with it, including nasal testing swabs.¡°Unfortunately that component of the test kit was missing because it actually comes from overseas and actually it¡¯s manufactured in northern Italy and if we recall back to March that is where everything was shut down and so that directly impacted our ability to be able to start testing for COVID in the U.S.,¡± said Summer Decker, Ph.D., the director of 3D clinical applications at USF radiology and TGH.So a team used technology in their lab to create a 3D nasal swab.¡°We worked with our colleagues here and the department of infectious disease and emergency medicine to be able to come up with an alternative to that swab that was in the test kit that actually was patient safe, comfortable and actually was able to capture that viral test that we needed so badly to do,¡± said Decker.Quickly, they moved from design to clinical research, partnering with Northwell Health in addition to TGH.¡°So suddenly we were getting bags and bags of these test kits thousands a week and it¡¯s what saved us and I think in some ways it saved the Tampa Bay area because it allowed our hospital to really keep up this high volume testing,¡± said Dr. Jason Wilson, the associate medical director of TGH¡¯s emergency department.That clinical trial is now completed.¡°What we found was pretty amazing. They performed as well and in some cases even better than the traditional swab,¡± Decker said. ¡°That clinical trial has now come out it¡¯s been published in a top journal for infectious disease.¡±Wilson said the hospital still uses them when there¡¯s not enough standard of care swabs.The team also shared the information with the swab for other hospitals and agencies facing shortages, so they could create them. Since then, Decker said tens of millions are being used in more than two dozen countries.¡°It¡¯s pretty incredible to us. We all kind of keep pinching ourselves,¡± Decker said.She says to her, the swab represents collaboration.¡°It¡¯s not just a COVID thing. This is something that we can look at using long-term and beyond this COVID situation,¡± she said.This story was first published by Haley Bull at WFTS in Tampa Bay, Florida. 2401

TEMECULA, Calif. (KGTV) -- A San Diego County Sheriff¡¯s Deputy died Saturday in a crash in Temecula, the Department confirmed. According to the Department, Deputy Matthew Creed died after being ejected during single-vehicle a crash on De Portola Road just east of Calle Arboles just after 9 a.m. Saturday. A preliminary investigation determined that the Ford F-150 was being driven at a high rate of speed when it hit the center median and flipped over.RELATED: Man dies after fiery South Bay crashThe truck came to a rest on its roof before catching fire. Three juveniles were in the truck at the time of the crash and were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The department sent 10News the following statement: 743

Tax refunds, a lifeline for many Americans to help get caught up on bills, or to buy much-needed items, could once again take some time to reach Americans in 2021.Earlier this year, many tax payers complained about delayed refunds amid the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. The IRS sent many of its employees to work from home, resulting in delays in processing refunds. It was also difficult for many Americans to contact the IRS.Meanwhile, the IRS was processing millions of economic impact payments as most American adults were eligible to receive a ,200 payment from the federal government.The IRS advised tax payers on Tuesday to not rely on a tax refund coming by a certain date.¡°The IRS always cautions taxpayers not to rely on receiving a refund by a certain date, especially when making major purchases or paying bills,¡± the IRS said on Tuesday. ¡°Some returns may require additional review and processing may take longer. For example, the IRS, along with its partners in the tax industry, continue to strengthen security reviews to help protect against identity theft and refund fraud. Just like last year, refunds for tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit [lnks.gd], cannot be issued before mid-February. This applies to the entire refund, even the portion not associated with these credits.¡±The IRS said that the fastest way for tax payers to obtain a refund is to file electronically and request payment via direct deposit.The IRS said that once a tax return is received, Americans can track their refund using the ¡°Where¡¯s My Refund¡± tool on its website.According to the IRS, the agency issued 122 million refunds for tax year 2019, totaling 2 billion. The average refund was ,704. All told, the IRS processed 253 million tax returns for last year. 1825

The BeyGOOD small business fund application submittal closes this Saturday. Go to https://t.co/TlsgbUl6D2 for all details. pic.twitter.com/I3l0Ljwfsz¡ª BeyGOOD (@BeyGood) July 17, 2020 191

The banana phone is back.A startup that licenses the Nokia phone brand has unveiled a new version of the 8110, a curved mobile phone that was first released in 1996 and featured in "The Matrix."The phone, which is offered in banana yellow and black, will sell for €79 (). It comes loaded with a new version of the game Snake, Finnish startup HMD said in a statement."This is a return to the glory years of Nokia," said Ian Fogg, senior analyst at IHS Markit. "But it also includes all the new technology."The 8110 comes with 4G, and a handful of apps including Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. But it doesn't have a flashy operating system and users won't be able to download other popular apps.Fogg said that basic -- or "feature" -- phones are appealing because they are reliable, and can run for a long time on a single charge. The 8110 goes 25 days in standby mode, for example.Nokia used to be the world's largest maker of mobile phones, but it struggled to adapt to the era of smartphones and compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.Microsoft purchased the company's handset business in 2013, but later unwound the deal. Nokia now focuses on making technology for telecommunications networks.HMD, which has licensed the Nokia brand since 2016, sold over 70 million handsets in 2017, according to IHS. That puts its sales, on an annualized basis, in the same league as Sony and Lenovo."HMD's strategy clearly aims to return Nokia to be a mobile market leader, even if it's too early for HMD to realistically target displacing Samsung or Apple," Fogg said.Nokia marketed the original 8110 as "the first of its kind in terms of its ergonomics." Its battery lasted up to six days, and it was able to store 16 ring tones and up to 324 names and numbers."It feels good in the hand and fits into any pocket. The revolutionary curved design fits the natural shape of your face," the company said in a press release at the time.  1948

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