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FDA reiterates hydroxychloroquine limitations for COVID-19
April 24, 2020
An FDA Safety Communication restates that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are only for hospitalized COVID-19 patients who can’t enter a trial.
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FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test kit with home collection option
April 21, 2020
The Pixel test includes a specific Q-tip–style cotton swab for patients to use to collect their samples.
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2019-2020 flu season ends with ‘very high’ activity in New Jersey
April 17, 2020
Influenza activity has been at or above the national baseline since early November.
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Senate Dems call for nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy, more funding
April 16, 2020
Senate Democrats want to add $30 billion in new emergency funding for COVID-19 testing.
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COVID-19: When health care personnel become patients
April 15, 2020
For physicians and others in the health care industry, almost half of all exposures occurred outside of work.
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FDA approves emergency use of saliva test to detect COVID-19
April 15, 2020
“We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is quicker and more scalable than swab collections,” Dr. Andrew I. Brooks said.
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CDC issues new return-to-work guidelines
April 10, 2020
Essential workers must take their temperature before work, wear a facial mask at all times, and practice social distancing when at work.
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Almost 90% of COVID-19 admissions involve comorbidities
April 10, 2020
New CDC network reports on its first month of national COVID-19 hospitalization surveillance.
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U.S. hospitals facing severe challenges from COVID-19, HHS report says
April 7, 2020
Delayed test results also reduced hospitals’ ability to provide care by sidelining clinicians who reported COVID-19 symptoms.
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Many children with COVID-19 don’t have cough or fever
April 7, 2020
The characteristic COVID-19 symptoms are not as common in pediatric patients, compared with adults.
