With increased consumer demand for COVID-19 antibody (mAbs) treatments, many states have recently run out of supply for their citizens.
Since the U.S. government is the primary source of these innovative and effective mAbs treatments, many healthcare providers are turning away prospective patients.
Are COVID-19 Antibody Treatments Available?
Which COVID-19 Antibody Treatment is Available?
With increased consumer demand for COVID-19 antibody (mAbs) treatments, many states have recently run out of supply for their citizens.
Since the U.S. government is the primary source of these innovative and effective mAbs treatments, many healthcare providers are turning away prospective patients.
Dengue Vaccination Enters a New Age
A Viewpoint published by the JAMA Network on December 15, 2021, highlights how dengue disease has become an increasing risk in various countries.
Furthermore, as the Aedes species mosquito vector reaches into new areas, the risk for large outbreaks in U.S. territories and gateway states increases daily as international travelers return from endemic regions.
These researchers say, ‘Clinicians should become familiar with practical dengue prevention tools such as vaccines.’
100-Year-Old Vaccine Keeps on Protecting
A long, long time ago, the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine was approved for use against tuberculosis (TB).
For generations, the BCG vaccine was given to infants to save lives.
The problem is that the BCG vaccine was the first—and the last—vaccine approved to prevent tuberculosis.
And yet, TB still kills around 1.5 million people every year.
Incidence of Oropharyngeal Cancer Projected to Rise in U.S. Men
Under a status quo scenario based on current levels of HPV vaccination, 792,000 OPC cases in men would be prevented by the year 2100
FDA Allows Abortion Pill to Stay Available by Mail
After a telemedicine appointment with a provider, patients can receive medication via the mail
U.S. National Health Care Spending Increased 9.7 Percent in 2020
Increase was due to 36.0 percent increase in federal expenditures, mainly in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Severe Mental Illness Tied to Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings seen for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Dec. 13 to 17, 2021. This …
Reemergent RSV Epidemics Could Be More Intense in 2021 to 2022
Virus introduced from external sources linked to emergence of spring and summer epidemic in 2021