March 28th 2023
Your daily dose of clinical news you may have missed.
March 27th 2023
Adding paired serology and sputum to nasal swab/nasopharyngeal swabs RT-PCR increased RSV detection by 50% to 66% on average, respectively.
March 22nd 2023
Drug-resistant cases of Candida auris continue to spread across the US after an alarming 95% rise in cases of the fungal infection in 2021.
March 17th 2023
The 5-in-1 vaccine candidate, if approved, would provide the broadest meningococcal serogroup coverage and simplify the vaccination schedule.
March 15th 2023
The FDA authorized Pfizer's bivalent vaccine as a booster dose for children aged under 5 years who received 3 doses of monovalent vaccine.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 27, 2022
Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 23, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 22, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 21, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 17, 2022
FDA Authorizes Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines for Children 6 Months and Up
The FDA authorized emergency use of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccines for use in children as young as 6 months old.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 16, 2022
Monkeypox: ACP Urges Primary Care to Understand the Threat, Prepare to Address the Risk
The American College of Physicians released guidance on how health care practitioners should deal with possible infections.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 15, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 14, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 13, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 9, 2022
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Persons Aged 18 Years and Older
If EUA is granted, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine would be the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine available in the US.
CDC Elevates Monkeypox Alert to Level 2, Encourages "Enhanced Precautions"
The CDC raised its monkeypox alert to a level 2 on June 6, reporting more than 1000 cases worldwide and 25 infections confirmed in 12 US states and DC.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 6, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 3, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 2, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 1, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 31, 2022
CDC: Up to 1 in 5 Adult Survivors Experience Post-COVID Conditions
Compared to persons without evidence of prior infection, survivors are significantly more likely to experience conditions often attributable to post-COVID.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 25, 2022
Monkeypox: What We Know About the Outbreak Now
The CDC reported 1 confirmed case of monkeypox in Massachusetts on May 23rd; Quebec is investigating 17 suspected cases. Find out what we know now about the virus.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 24, 2022
FDA Grants EUA for At-home Triple Test: COVID-19, Influenza, RSV
The Labcorp home test, available without a prescription, is delivered overnight and includes a return envelope. Results are available in 1-2 days.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 23, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 20, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 18, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 17, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 16, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 12, 2022