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FDA cancels or postpones meetings amid COVID-19 concerns
March 10, 2020
Thus far, only a few Center for Drug Evaluation and Research events on the FDA's meeting webpage are listed as being canceled or postponed.
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Some infected patients could show COVID-19 symptoms after quarantine
March 9, 2020
Longer quarantine could be considered in highest-risk scenarios, but benefits must be weighed against costs to public health and the quarantined patients.
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Flu activity declines again but remains high
March 6, 2020
Number of deaths in children at this point in the season is the highest seen since the 2009 pandemic.
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Novel coronavirus may cause environmental contamination through fecal shedding
March 6, 2020
Beyond respiratory droplets, fecal shedding could also be a potential route of transmission.
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Telehealth seen as a key tool to help fight COVID-19
March 6, 2020
A House bill would allow the HHS secretary to “waive or modify application of certain Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth services”.
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COVID-19 and public health preparedness in the United States
March 6, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 in the United States is inevitable, and there must be well-coordinated planning to reduce the impact.
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Infection control protects hospital staff from COVID-19, study shows
March 5, 2020
The Hong Kong success story may be due to enhanced laboratory surveillance, early airborne infection isolation, and rapid-turnaround molecular diagnostics.
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FDA moves to expand coronavirus testing capacity; CDC clarifies testing criteria
March 3, 2020
Close to a million tests will be available by week’s end, predicted HHS Secretary Alex Azar
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What medical conferences are being canceled by coronavirus?
March 3, 2020
In the United States, however, most medical conferences are moving forward as planned – at least for now.
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Intervention improves antibiotics use in UTIs
March 3, 2020
To promote judicious antibiotic use, researchers designed an intervention including the development of new local UTI guidelines and a live, case-based educational session.