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Smaller cities and towns with a short supply of intensive care units and tight budgets need effective precautionary measures.

A large fraction of non-exposed individuals have T cell reactivity to COVID-19 peptides.

Affordable, accurate testing that can detect new variants of the disease is paramount in halting it’s spread.

“Federated learning,” a new machine learning technique, could improve prediction of COVID-19 outcomes and enhance patient triage and care.

An assessment of literature on imaging findings of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) found more systematic reviews than primary studies, raising concerns about wasteful repetition, according to a research letter in JAMA Network Open.

With vaccines being approved, less attention has been devoted to evaluating drug-based transmission blocking strategies.

Causative organism details in patients with ICU-acquired infections has had limited reporting.

There currently remains a need to easily, accurately and rapidly assess whether an individual has a fever.

A study found patients with acute infection and those with viral rebound after antiretroviral therapy interruption had the highest viral resistance to type 1 interferons.

An online survey-based assessment showed older adults and minorities have been more likely to wear masks in public.

A plethora of new studies has provided the data needed to evaluate the types of tests, and types of samples collected, in order to make informed recommendations.

In organizations with 50 or fewer employees, an average of only 29% of healthcare workers had been offered the vaccine.

The US tops the list of total vaccine administrations despite a lagging rollout and ongoing issues.

Current trial evidence is severely lacking for the at-risk group, but does clinical history suggest safety?

An interview on new survey data suggesting a majority of fertility and pregnant patients are not interested in the currently available vaccines.

Empiric broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy, including coverage of MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is generally recommended for healthcare-associated infections.

This assertion is made of filmmakers who documented it as well as a new study has found evidence of antibodies in blood samples collected in Wuhan, suggesting recent infection.

The CDC is saying this highly contagious variant, B.1.1.7, may become the dominant strain of the virus by March.

The findings are important for policy-makers on how to implement public education.

State and federal officials confirmed Friday that promise for a reserve supply of vaccines meant for second doses is actually unavailable.

Emotional and health behavior can potentially alter the body’s ability to develop an immune response.

The American College of Physicians offered recommendations on the distribution and administration of vaccines.

The bowel resting strategy might reduce switching from metronidazole to vancomycin among patients with Clostridioides difficile infection, but it might not reduce mortality or recurrence, a new study found.

The first two weeks of instruction present a high-risk period for outbreaks.

Frontline workers are a critical aspect to a community's ability to manage crises and disasters.

Passive immunotherapy has been used since the late 19th century and has since been evaluated for various diseases.

This vaccine is meant to be delivered as a single dose administration as compared to other vaccines that have been authorized and in development that require a booster shot.

A new study of COVID-19 interventions in the 2 countries shows how lockdowns and public recommendations are associated with reductions in the mobility of visitors to public spaces.

Understanding the full extent of viral invasion is crucial to treating patients and figuring out potential long-term consequences of COVID-19.