Opinion
Should I be afraid of getting COVID again?
December 18, 2020
Am I immune now? Is it over or do I have to brace myself for the possibility of a reinfection? Could the second time be worse than the first?
News
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wins decisive recommendation from FDA panel
December 18, 2020
The advisers and FDA staff also honed in on several key issues with COVID-19 vaccines, including the challenge of having people in the placebo groups of studies seek to get cleared vaccines.
News
COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death in United States
December 17, 2020
“The current exponential increase in COVID-19 is reaching a calamitous scale in the U.S.”
News
COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
December 17, 2020
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
News
FDA clears first OTC rapid at-home COVID diagnostic test
December 16, 2020
Authorization of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is “a major milestone in diagnostic testing for COVID-19,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, MD, said.
Opinion
COVID-19 and patient safety in the medical office
December 15, 2020
Medical offices must take steps to safely manage patients while protecting clinical staff from COVID-19.
News
COVID-related harm to HCWs must be tracked more rigorously: NAS panel
December 15, 2020
Although the data are still limited, the prevalence of burnout and suicide points to a serious concern, according to the report.
News
Coronavirus has infected over 2% of U.S. children
December 15, 2020
AAP president: “In many areas, our health care system is terribly overburdened. The vaccine will not solve this overnight.”
Opinion
Understanding messenger RNA and other SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
December 14, 2020
Technological advances make these new and revolutionary vaccines a reality.
News
COVID-19 neurologic fallout not limited to the severely ill
December 14, 2020
Patients with neurologic complications of COVID-19 are likely to require ongoing rehabilitation, even after they leave the hospital.