COVID-19 test results are delayed a week or longer in hotspot communities, undercutting public health efforts to track, isolate and prevent spread.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
Antibody tests were supposed to help guide reopening plans. They’ve brought more confusion than clarity.
A lack of evidence has complicated hope COVID-19 antibody tests will provide quick answers about immunity and when social distancing orders can relax.
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Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients struggle to fill prescriptions as COVID-19 triggers a shortage of hydroxychloroquine.
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Nurses on the front lines of the nation’s hospitals are reaching a breaking point amid equipment shortages, staffing demand from COVID-19 pandemic
‘Who lives and who dies’: In worst-case coronavirus scenario, ethics guide choices on who gets care
Hospitals might not have enough ventilators to care for coronavirus patients. Ethics could guide doctors’ decisions on who gets care.
The ‘post-antibiotic era’ is here: Drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ sicken 2.8M and kill 35K each year, CDC says
A new CDC report sets a baseline of infections and deaths from antibiotic-resistant germs and outlines strategies to slow drug-resistant infections.
USA TODAY poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say a vaping ban will ramp up black market sales
A USA TODAY/Ipsos poll found more than 8 in 10 Americans agree people under 21 should not be able to legally buy vaping devices
THC products like ‘Dank Vapes’ are playing a major role in outbreak of lung illnesses, CDC says
The CDC said 77%of vapers used products that contained THC, alone or combined with nicotine. Only 16% used nicotine-only products.
Cancer worries prompt generic Zantac recalls at Walgreens, Walmart and Rite Aid: What you need to know
Two drugmakers initiated recalls of generic versions of Zantac after testing found a probable carcinogen.
‘Definitely suspicious’: Investigators contact more families of veterans who died at a West Virginia VA hospital
The veterans were patients in the same unit, and they apparently received improper insulin injections, according to a lawyer representing several families.