Studying Abroad During COVID-19: 5 Things to Know Studying Abroad During COVID-19: 5 Things to Know
CDC is providing five important reminders for healthcare providers to share with their patients, be they students or faculty, who plan to study abroad while the pandemic continues.CDC Expert Commentary (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 9, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Public Health & Prevention Article Source Type: news

Judge Blocks Biden ’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Judge Blocks Biden ’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
A federal judge in Georgia temporarily blocked President Joe Biden ’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors on Tuesday, setting back the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine requirements.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 8, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

PA Duo Make It Their Mission to Serve Uninsured Patients PA Duo Make It Their Mission to Serve Uninsured Patients
Two physician assistants are changing the narrative surrounding uninsured patients through community, empathy, and hard work.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 6, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

COVID Has Led to Big Declines in Cancer Screenings, New Diagnoses COVID Has Led to Big Declines in Cancer Screenings, New Diagnoses
The large study helps quantify the extent to which the pandemic has affected new diagnoses of prostate, lung, bladder, and colorectal cancers in 2020.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 6, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Immunocompromised Key to Identifying Omicron: IDSA Experts Immunocompromised Key to Identifying Omicron: IDSA Experts
Experts address the status of whole genome sequencing in the US to detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 and how it remains essential for staying ahead of COVID-19 as much as possible.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 2, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Biden Outlines New Winter Plan to Fight COVID-19 Biden Outlines New Winter Plan to Fight COVID-19
President Joe Biden ' s plan for fighting COVID-19 this winter involves efforts to boost testing and vaccinations and a federal government keeping a wary eye on Omicron.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 2, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Ex-Kansas Health Chief Says He Was'Fauci'd' Out of His Job Ex-Kansas Health Chief Says He Was'Fauci'd' Out of His Job
In an interview with Kansas News Service published Tuesday, Norman said he resigned because he was asked to.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 2, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Pandemic Lockdowns, Cleaner Air Tied to Reduced MIs Pandemic Lockdowns, Cleaner Air Tied to Reduced MIs
The natural experiment of COVID-19 lockdown suggests that reducing ambient air pollution can reduce risk for the most severe type of MI, researchers say.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 30, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

New COVID Variant of Concern Drives US Travel Bans New COVID Variant of Concern Drives US Travel Bans
WHO has labeled a new variant from South Africa as a variant of concern, prompting new travel restrictions from that country and others starting November 29.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 26, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Alert Source Type: news

Fire Fighters' Blood Pressure Surges When Called to Action Fire Fighters' Blood Pressure Surges When Called to Action
The finding may help explain why 50% of fire fighter deaths in the line of duty are from cardiovascular disease, and suggests that physicians and other emergency responders could also be at risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 19, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Biden to Invest Billions in Vaccine Manufacturing Biden to Invest Billions in Vaccine Manufacturing
' [The US Department of Health and Human Services] is soliciting interest from companies who have expressed interest in manufacturing mRNA vaccines, ' said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 17, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

High-Dose Fish Oil: & quot;Intriguing & quot; Results in COVID-19 High-Dose Fish Oil: & quot;Intriguing & quot; Results in COVID-19
A month ' s course of the high-dose EPA product, icosapent ethyl, showed a trend toward reduced hospitalization and death in COVID-19, but results did not reach significance in the PREPARE-IT 2 trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 15, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Jill Biden Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign for Young Children Jill Biden Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign for Young Children
Jill Biden and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, visited Sherman Elementary School in Virginia, which became the first place where healthy American children were vaccinated against polio back in 1954.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 9, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

How Bill Gates Thinks We Should Prepare for the Next Pandemic How Bill Gates Thinks We Should Prepare for the Next Pandemic
In a recent interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, a longtime advocate for pandemic preparedness, gave concrete suggestions for steps we should be taking.Quick Take (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 4, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Labs With No One to Run Them: Public Health Workers Are Fleeing Labs With No One to Run Them: Public Health Workers Are Fleeing
Across California, public health departments are losing experienced staffers to exhaustion, partisan politics, and jobs that pay more for less work.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - November 2, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine News Source Type: news