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March 22, 2024
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FDA authorizes emergency use of pemivibart for COVID-19 prevention

FDA authorizes emergency use of pemivibart for COVID-19 prevention

The FDA authorized emergency use of pemivibart for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kg.

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March 22, 2024
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Benefits of routine COVID-19 testing depend on circulating variant virulence

Benefits of routine COVID-19 testing depend on circulating variant virulence

The cost-effectiveness of routine COVID-19 testing among nursing home staff depended on the virulence of variants circulating during the time of testing, researchers found.

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March 22, 2024
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Q&A: What to know about the new pediatric guidance for COVID-19

Q&A: What to know about the new pediatric guidance for COVID-19

A task force supported by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society recently published the first guidance for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in children in the vaccine era.

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March 22, 2024
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Lawmakers reauthorize PEPFAR for 1 year as part of spending package

Lawmakers reauthorize PEPFAR for 1 year as part of spending package

The U.S. House of Representatives reauthorized the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for 1 year as part of a spending package passed on Friday, sending the plan to the Senate for consideration.

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March 22, 2024
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Q&A: Multifaceted approach key to address ‘many different drivers’ of physician burnout

Q&A: Multifaceted approach key to address ‘many different drivers’ of physician burnout

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the overall well-being of the health care workforce.

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March 21, 2024
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Lower oxygenation target linked to more days without life support in COVID-19

Lower oxygenation target linked to more days without life support in COVID-19

A 60 mm Hg vs. 90 mm Hg oxygenation target helped adult ICU patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia spend more days alive without life support, according to results published in JAMA.

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March 20, 2024
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Virus that causes COVID-19 can damage heart even if heart tissue not directly affected

Virus that causes COVID-19 can damage heart even if heart tissue not directly affected

Among patients who died of acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, heart tissues were damaged even when they were not directly affected by the virus, researchers reported.

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March 13, 2024
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COVID-19 hybrid immunity more protective than vaccination alone among people with HIV

COVID-19 hybrid immunity more protective than vaccination alone among people with HIV

DENVER — Among people with HIV, hybrid immunity against COVID-19 is more effective at preventing infection and severe disease than vaccination alone, according to a study.

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March 13, 2024
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Inhaled nitric oxide lowers mortality risk in Black patients with COVID-19

Inhaled nitric oxide lowers mortality risk in Black patients with COVID-19

Black ICU patients with COVID-19 receiving high-dose inhaled nitric oxide had a decreased risk for 28-day and 90-day mortality, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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March 12, 2024
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Those with blood cancers ‘can’t rely on vaccination’ for protection from severe COVID-19

Those with blood cancers ‘can’t rely on vaccination’ for protection from severe COVID-19

Regardless of vaccination status, individuals with hematologic malignancies had increased odds of developing severe COVID-19 until oral antivirals became widely available in mid-2022, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

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