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FDA Revokes EUAs of Four COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies
Infectious Disease > COVID-19 — Mostly expired drugs are no longer effective against circulating SARS-CoV-2 strains by Ian Ingram, Managing Editor, MedPage Today December 13, 2024 The FDA on Friday revoked the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of four monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19. The four drugs -- bebtelovimab, sotrovimab, casirivimab/imdevimab (REGN-COV2), and tixagevimab/cilgavimab (Evusheld) -- had
Which COVID Strain Is Expected to Take Over in the Coming Months?
Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff September 21, 2024 Last Updated September 20, 2024 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is
COVID Drops to Tenth Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
Infectious Disease > COVID-19 — But other mortality trends reflect the ongoing influence of the pandemic by Rachael Robertson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today, August 8, 2024 After years of being in the top five leading causes of death in the U.S., COVID-19 dropped to tenth in 2023, according to provisional data. While more
Covid Is Still With Us, but the Guidance Has Changed. Here’s What to Know if You’re Exposed.
President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 last week, but his symptoms were reportedly mild. With covid still circulating and putting Americans at risk, KFF Health News reviews the latest safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This slide presentation first appeared on KFF Health News’ Instagram account. Click here to follow
New Long COVID Definition Proposed by National Academies
Infectious Disease > Long COVID — Committee urges adoption, says it will aid in consistent diagnosis, documentation, and treatment by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today June 11, 2024 A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) offers a new definition of long COVID in an effort to
2-in-1 shot for flu and COVID shows promise in advanced trial
The ongoing trial includes adults ages 50 and older. (Image credit: mixetto via Getty Images) An experimental two-in-one vaccine triggered strong immune responses against both the flu and SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, in an advanced clinical trial that included adults ages 50 and older. The ongoing clinical trial pits this new combination shot, called
Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff to take his blood pressure. The devices send those measurements electronically to his doctor in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and a health technology company based in New York, to help him control his high blood pressure.
There’s a New Covid-19 Variant and Cases Are Ticking Up. What Do You Need to Know?
It’s winter, that cozy season that brings crackling fireplaces, indoor gatherings — and a wave of respiratory illness. Nearly four years since the pandemic emerged, people are growing weary of dealing with it, but the virus is not done with us. Nationally, a sharp uptick in emergency room visits and hospitalizations for covid-19, influenza, and
How Long Are Kids With COVID Infectious?
Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff October 28, 2023 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up
Schools cut covid-19 sick days by 20 per cent using HEPA air filters
Health Placing HEPA air filters into classrooms in the Bradford area of the UK reduced the number of covid-19-related absences among students by more than 20 per cent By Clare Wilson A HEPA filter in a classroom at Bowling Park Primary School in Bradford, UKUniversity of Leeds Air filter machines put into a handful of