Considering the impact quarantine has on resources and individual liberty, it is important to evaluate under what conditions individual quarantine can more effectively control COVID-19 than active monitoring.
The FDA advises clinicians to report any adverse effects related to hand sanitizer use and to help patients prevent children from ingesting hand sanitizer products.
Nursing home residents experienced similar rates of hospital transfers with and without video intervention, suggesting that videos are an ineffective advanced care planning education method.
Vaccines are a key public health strategy that is remarkably safe due to continued postmarketing surveillance programs.
As cardiorespiratory fitness declines among US youth, researchers explore methods for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in otherwise healthy children.
In an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement, published online in Pediatrics, updated recommendations are presented relating to use of barrier methods for adolescents engaging in sexual activity.
The American College of Physicians does not recommend chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine, with or without azithromycin, as prophylaxis against or as treatment for COVID-19.
A phase 3 trial evaluating an investigational antiviral antibody cocktail, REGN-COV2, for the prevention of COVID-19 has been initiated by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
A mathematical model shows that SARS-CoV-2 disease-induced herd immunity level may be lower than the classical model assuming homogenous immunization.
Antibody testing may detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection with sensitivity peaking at three weeks since symptom onset.
