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Children and COVID: Decline in new cases reaches 7th week
Study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron variant.
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New contact lens elutes antihistamine for ocular allergy
“This is the world’s first and only contact lens that’s able to prevent itching associated with allergies, while at the same time providing vision...
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases at lowest level since August
Florida’s surgeon general drops a bomb on vaccination.
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Children and COVID: New cases down to pre-Omicron level
New admissions are down by 75% since mid-January; declines in ED visits are even greater.
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FDA OKs first condom for anal sex
Though the CDC has long encouraged the use of a condom during anal intercourse, the FDA had not until now deemed this practice safe.
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Children and COVID: The Omicron surge has become a retreat
New cases dropped 42% in just the last week, as admissions and vaccinations continue to decline.
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Babies better protected from COVID if mother vaccinated during pregnancy: study
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases down by more than half
As the effects of Omicron diminish, so does interest in vaccination.
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Small group of higher-volume antibiotic prescribers identified
Top 10% of Medicare providers “wrote a median of 284 antibiotic prescriptions, compared with a median of 41 among lower-volume prescribers” in...
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FDA okays new monoclonal antibody that’s effective against Omicron
Bebtelovimab should be used when alternative COVID-19 treatment options approved or authorized by the FDA are not accessible or clinically...
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Children and COVID: New cases down again, but still ‘extremely high’
After 3 months, the vaccination of 5- to 11-year-olds is falling behind that of older children.