These Secret Safety Panels Will Pick the COVID Vaccine Winners These Secret Safety Panels Will Pick the COVID Vaccine Winners
The data and safety monitoring board — known as a DSMB — is supposed to make sure the medicine is safe and it works. It has the power to halt a clinical trial or fast-track it.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 25, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Report: States Need to Track COVID-19 Data Better Report: States Need to Track COVID-19 Data Better
While all 50 states and the District of Columbia have COVID-19 data dashboards, the data reported is inconsistent, incomplete, and inaccessible in most locations.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 23, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Canned Foods and Plastic Bottles: Does BPA Exposure Kill? Canned Foods and Plastic Bottles: Does BPA Exposure Kill?
A recent study links urinary BPA levels to overall mortality, but there ' s a problem with the analysis, says Dr F. Perry Wilson.Medscape (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 19, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Commentary Source Type: news
With 5 Million Confirmed Cases, Is a Vaccine the Best Hope? With 5 Million Confirmed Cases, Is a Vaccine the Best Hope?
As the United States reaches an unwelcome milestone of 5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr William Schaffner about the lessons we have learned.WebMD (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 10, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Expert Interview Source Type: news
WHO: There's No'Silver Bullet' for COVID-19 WHO: There's No'Silver Bullet' for COVID-19
' For now, stopping outbreaks comes down to the basics of public health and disease control, ' said the WHO ' s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 5, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Doctors Say COVID-19 Protocol Saves Lives. Others Want Proof. Doctors Say COVID-19 Protocol Saves Lives. Others Want Proof.
Physicians who created the MATH+ protocol for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say their institutions ' survival rates are higher than typical, but don ' t plan to formally test it.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - July 16, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
The COVID Vaccine Timeline: Is 12-18 Months Realistic? The COVID Vaccine Timeline: Is 12-18 Months Realistic?
Dr John Whyte talks with Dr Paul Offit about realistic timelines for vaccine development, the risks associated with fast-tracking a vaccine, and how we might reach population immunity.WebMD (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 4, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Expert Interview Source Type: news
Wuhan Virus: What Clinicians Need to Know Wuhan Virus: What Clinicians Need to Know
Ask patients who appear to have the flu if they, or someone they have been in contact with, recently returned from China. If so, specimens should be sent to the local health department.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 27, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
If Your Patients Reject the Flu Shot: How to Urge Them On If Your Patients Reject the Flu Shot: How to Urge Them On
Dr Art Caplan addresses common arguments against the flu shot and highlights the importance of annual vaccination.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - October 9, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Commentary Source Type: news
EU Panel: Don't Use Estradiol Creams for Longer Than 4 Weeks EU Panel: Don't Use Estradiol Creams for Longer Than 4 Weeks
A European Medicines Agency committee warns against using certain estradiol creams for longer than a single period of 4 weeks to reduce the risk for adverse health effects.International Approvals (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - October 7, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Alert Source Type: news
Cleaners and Factory Workers Have High Rates of Type 2 Diabetes Cleaners and Factory Workers Have High Rates of Type 2 Diabetes
A Swedish study identifies certain menial jobs that are associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and suggests that workplace wellness programs targeted at certain occupations could improve health.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 19, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Surrogates Speed Cancer Drug Approvals, but Only by 11 Months Surrogates Speed Cancer Drug Approvals, but Only by 11 Months
Is a 12% reduction in time to market worth the uncertainty of overall survival, researchers ask. A commenter says the cost savings and potential benefit to patients and healthcare are worth the risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - April 8, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Medical Volunteers: An Opportunity for Health Professionals Medical Volunteers: An Opportunity for Health Professionals
Have you ever thought about volunteering your services? Read about these amazing professionals who work with Mercy Ships on the ' Africa Mercy ' .Medscape Public Health (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - April 11, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Article Source Type: news
More Evidence Suggests Teen Vaping Leads to Smoking More Evidence Suggests Teen Vaping Leads to Smoking
Teens who use e-cigarettes may be about seven times more likely to try cigarettes in the future, a study of U.S. high school students suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - December 5, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Threatened Funding Cuts in Limelight at AIDS 2017 Threatened Funding Cuts in Limelight at AIDS 2017
Promising data on long-acting injectables for the treatment and prevention of HIV will be presented in Paris this month. But researchers worry about what will happen if funding is slashed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - July 18, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
