Florida Won't Face Lockdowns or Mask Mandates, DeSantis Says Florida Won't Face Lockdowns or Mask Mandates, DeSantis Says
"The lie of the lockdown was that if you just locked down, then you can beat the virus," Gov. Ron DeSantis said."Then why are people having to lockdown two or three times then?"WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 1, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

More Americans Willing to Take Vaccine, Poll Shows More Americans Willing to Take Vaccine, Poll Shows
Fifty-eight percent of Americans recently say they ' d take a coronavirus vaccine, up from 50% in September, but a large number of Americans still don ' t want to take the vaccine.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 18, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine 95% Effective in Final Phase 3 Results Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine 95% Effective in Final Phase 3 Results
The race for approval of a COVID-19 vaccine accelerates with completion of all safety and efficacy data required for an FDA emergency use authorization.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 18, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Alert Source Type: news

Shutdowns Back as States Face COVID'Breaking Point'Shutdowns Back as States Face COVID'Breaking Point '
Governors who at first resisted the public health measures change their minds and others re-impose restrictions that had been lifted.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 16, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Situation'Dire' as COVID Spike in West, Midwest Worsens: Experts Situation'Dire' as COVID Spike in West, Midwest Worsens: Experts
With hospitalizations and deaths up 100% or more and climbing in the wake of exploding cases, rural health professionals are stressed to the max.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 12, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Biden Is Under Pressure to Name New FDA Chief ASAP Biden Is Under Pressure to Name New FDA Chief ASAP
Biden now has the urgent job of filling top health care positions in his administration to help restore public trust in science-driven institutions Trump repeatedly undermined.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 10, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Can an'Unheard of' Approach Up Adherence to Public Health Advice? Can an'Unheard of' Approach Up Adherence to Public Health Advice?
Psychoanalysis traditionally takes place in a one-on-one situation, but can it be expanded to the public health arena to combat the COVID-19 pandemic?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 4, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

How Cannabis-Based Therapeutics Could Help Fight COVID Inflammation How Cannabis-Based Therapeutics Could Help Fight COVID Inflammation
Researchers specializing in cannabinoid therapeutics believe such therapies have a special role to play in treating COVID-19 and the cytokine storm.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 3, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Letter Slams Major Hospital Chain for Poor COVID-19 Protection Letter Slams Major Hospital Chain for Poor COVID-19 Protection
HCA Healthcare, the nation ' s largest for-profit hospital chain, contends it is doing everything it can to safeguard employees, and says the letter is part of a union campaign to smear hospitals.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 2, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Extortion Scam Targets Clinicians in Several States Extortion Scam Targets Clinicians in Several States
Ohio ' s warning came this week in a resurgence of the familiar fraud attempts. Boards remind clinicians they don ' t request fine payments by phone or fax.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 31, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

CDC Issues Updated Guidelines for Voting Safety CDC Issues Updated Guidelines for Voting Safety
Most voters wore masks, the poll workers said, but people didn ' t always wear them correctly or consistently cover their mouth and nose.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 26, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Small Household Gatherings Are Driving COVID Increase, CDC Says Small Household Gatherings Are Driving COVID Increase, CDC Says
"But what we ' re seeing as the increasing threat right now is actually acquisition of infection through small household gatherings," said the agency ' s director, Dr Robert Redfield.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 14, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

What's in a Number? 697,633 Children With COVID-19 What's in a Number? 697,633 Children With COVID-19
After 2 weeks of declines, the percentage of weekly COVID-19 cases occurring in children increased during the week ending October 8.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 14, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

COVID-19 Doesn't Seem Seasonal, Study Says COVID-19 Doesn't Seem Seasonal, Study Says
The the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 seems to be a year-round nuisance, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 14, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

FDA Commissioner Shares Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccine Approval FDA Commissioner Shares Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccine Approval
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with FDA Commissioner Dr Stephen M. Hahn about what it will take for a COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the FDA.WebMD (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 8, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Public Health & Prevention Expert Interview Source Type: news