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Delta variant could drive herd immunity threshold over 80%
August 4, 2021
In addition to driving up case numbers, the Delta variant could also push the threshold to achieve herd immunity higher.
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Untreatable, drug-resistant fungus found in Texas and Washington, D.C.
August 4, 2021
Because these panresistant infections occurred without any exposure to antifungal drugs, the cases are even more worrisome.
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Increases in new COVID cases among children far outpace vaccinations
August 3, 2021
Almost 8 months into their vaccination odyssey, children aged 16-17 years just passed an important milestone.
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Mental illness admissions: 18-44 is the age of prevalence
August 2, 2021
Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and alcohol use disorders among the top five primary diagnoses for stays in younger adults.
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Hospital disaster preparation confronts COVID
August 2, 2021
“We weren’t able to grasp the scale [of COVID-19] at the outset. It does defy the imagination,” said Dr. Jason Persoff.
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DOACs best aspirin after ventricular ablation: STROKE-VT
August 2, 2021
Cerebrovascular protection was far better on DOACs after catheter ablation for VT or extrasystoles in the trial and may yet be further improved.
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Bronchitis the leader at putting children in the hospital
August 2, 2021
Respiratory conditions make up three of the top five causes of nonmaternal, nonneonatal inpatient stays.
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Early transition to oral beta-lactams for low-risk S. aureus bacteremia may be acceptable
July 30, 2021
Is early switch to oral antibiotics safe in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (LR-SAB)?
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‘A few mutations away’: The threat of a vaccine-proof variant
July 30, 2021
“When we have lots of people infected, we give more chances to the virus to diversify and then adapt to selective pressures.”
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Vaccinated people infected with Delta remain contagious
July 30, 2021
The CDC data show people with so-called breakthrough cases of the Delta variant may be just as contagious as unvaccinated people, even if they do not show symptoms.
