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Should Hospitals Allow Visitors for COVID-19 Patients?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some physicians think hospitals should reconsider policies that restrict visitors. Medscape Reader Polls
CDC Urges Return to In-Person School With Precautions
On Tuesday, several CDC officials called for schools to reopen for in-person instruction and said that it can be done safely as long as certain precautions are taken. WebMD Health News
Biden to Up States' Vaccine Supplies, Targets More Doses
The president said he would increase the supply of vaccines to states from 8.6 million doses to 10 million doses per week, a 16% increase, for at least the next 3 weeks. WebMD Health News
USMLE Stuns Again: Clinical Skills Test Permanently Ended
In May, cosponsors of the Step 2 CS said they would take 12-18 months to revamp the test, after the pandemic put it on hold. Now, it's scrapped entirely.
Drug-Impaired Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years for Manslaughter
A pathologist who misdiagnosed or made errors for more than 3000 patients while intoxicated has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter and mail fraud. Medscape Medical News
Brazilian Researchers Tracking Reinfection by New Virus Variant
A case report from the Brazilian state of Bahia details reinfection by a variant that contains one of the mutations at the center of global spread. Medscape Medical News
UK Variant Spreading in the US as COVID Mutations Raise Stakes
The United Kingdom's B117 variant is circulating in at least 24 states, and British mortality data and advanced genomic-sequencing efforts offer key insights as cases rise. Medscape Medical News
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension on the Rise
The condition causes a high rate of healthcare utilization, focusing on the need to address the underlying comorbidities including obesity, the authors of a new study say. Medscape Medical News
Presidential Pressure Might Not Get More Vaccine to Market Faster
Americans are dying of COVID-19 by the thousands, but efforts to ramp up production of potentially lifesaving vaccines are hitting a brick wall. Kaiser Health News
Double Masking 'Just Makes Common Sense,' Fauci Says
'If you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective,' said Fauci. WebMD Health News
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CDC estimates 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection
New data published by the CDC estimate that on any given day in 2018, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The analyses, published… [...]
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium. [...]
Media Statement from Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator
Today, Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, officially begins her post as the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ninth administrator of the Agency… [...]
CDC Expands Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement to All Air Passengers Entering the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States. [...]
HHS Announces $22 Billion in Funding to Support Expanded Testing, Vaccination Distribution
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced two upcoming actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide more than $22 billion in funding… [...]
Transcript: CDC Update on COVID-19
CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the… [...]
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response. [...]
Transcript: CDC Update on COVID-19
CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the… [...]
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response. [...]
CDC 2020 in Review
In 2020 CDC worked around the clock – and around the globe – to protect Americans from health threats. While the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the news, a number of… [...]