FDA recalls hand sanitizers due to toxic ingredients
Photo Cred: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers earlier this week against the use of nine hand sanitizer products...
Read MoreNIH launches platform to aggregate COVID-19 patient data, speed treatments
Photo Cred: Christina Morillo/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new platform to store and study vast amounts of medical record data from people diagnosed...
Read MoreStudy examines prevalence of COVID-19 infections in pregnant women
Photo Cred: Anastasiia Chepinska/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Universal testing of pregnant women admitted to labor and delivery units is part of a multipronged approach to reducing transmission of the virus...
Read MoreDiabetic ketoacidosis complication with COVID-19
Photo Cred: Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common and potentially fatal complication in hospitalized patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new research published in the...
Read MoreOne in five people have underlying health condition increasing risk of severe COVID-19, estimates suggest
Photo Cred: Kelsey Knight/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury An estimated 1.7 billion people, 22 percent of the world population, have at least one underlying health condition that could increase their risk...
Read MoreStudy finds common drug reduces death in severe COVID-19 cases
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available drug, could help reduce death by up to one third in hospitalized patients with severe respiratory complications...
Read MoreHelping patients recover with ongoing support
Photo Cred: Kelli Tungay/Unsplash By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP As the world slowly begins to reopen amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many patients are seeking advice from their practitioners...
Read MoreFDA rescinds emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Paweł Czerwiński/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate to be used to...
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