Modified Smartphone Camera Can Detect Dental Plaque Biofilm
Selfies take on new meaning in oral healthcare with the advent of this technology.
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US COVID-19-Related Travel Restrictions to Remain for the Foreseeable Future
Many Americans have lamented the COVID-19-related travel restrictions that have prevented visitors from a variety of countries from traveling to the United States. On July 26, the White House announced that these restrictions will remain in…
Many Americans Left Confused About Mask Wearing
While Los Angeles County has gone back to an indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status, most other regions are following the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that only unvaccinated…
Some Florida Hospitals See Higher COVID-19 Admissions Than Since the Pandemic Began
With the easily transmissible Delta variant and large populations of unvaccinated residents, Florida hospitals are seeing the highest admission rates due to COVID-19 than ever before during the pandemic. Public health officials had hoped to…
CDC Says 83% of COVID-19 Cases Are Caused by the Delta Variant
After a period of decreasing cases and growing hope for the end of the global pandemic, the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is now spreading quickly across the globe, including the United States. Officials from the US Centers for Disease…
Study Suggesting Mask Wearing for Children Is Harmful Gets Retracted
JAMA Pediatrics recently retracted a research letter it published that concluded mask wearing among children was dangerous to their health. The study suggested that mask wearing exposed children to dangerous levels of carbon dioxide. JAMA…
As COVID-19 Cases Rise, One of the Nation’s Largest Cities Goes Back to Mask Mandate
Residents of Los Angeles County will once again need to mask up indoors—whether they are vaccinated or not—as of July 17. Since July 9, the county has averaged approximately 1,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, a significant uptick that…
Kids 6 to 11 May Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination by Early to Midwinter
Pfizer and Moderna have been testing their COVID-19 vaccines on children younger than 12 since March, and data should be available in September. The first data set will be on children ages 6 to 11. The United States Food and Drug…
US Surgeon General Urges Americans to Fight Health Misinformation
The United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, cited health misinformation as a significant threat to the health and safety of all Americans. The physician and vice admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps noted…
ADA Updates Its Guide to Safe Dental Practice During COVID-19
The American Dental Association (ADA) has added new information to its Update to Office Procedures During COVID-19 to help oral health professionals make informed decisions regarding the safe practice of dental care during the ongoing…
