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One of the most significant unanswered questions of the global pandemic is why some people experience mild symptoms while others become seriously ill and even die. The answer may be in our genes. Researchers from the United Kingdom have…
Pfizer to Seek FDA Approval for Its COVID-19 Antiviral Medication
On the heels of the United Kingdom’s authorization of a competing medication by Merck, Pfizer announced that its own antiviral drug designed to treat COVID-19 shows promising results. According to the company’s clinical trial on 775 adults…
UK Approves Use of Antiviral Medication to Treat COVID-19
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Is COVID-19 Switching From Pandemic to Endemic?
Many public health experts suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic will come to a close by the end of 2022, and while it will not disappear, the pandemic will mutate into an endemic disease. This change will mean that most people will have…
Pending Legislation Promotes Oral Health Literacy
Federal legislation of interest to the oral health community was recently included in a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee: the Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021 (H.R. 4555).…
The Demographics of COVID-19 Continue to Evolve
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A Sad COVID-19 Milestone Reached: 5 Million People Dead
While the United States is experiencing a much-needed slow down in the number of new COVID-19 cases across the country, a tragic milestone has been met—throughout the globe, more than 5 million people have died due to illness caused by …
New Colgate® Optic White® Professional
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Myriad Reasons Behind COVID-19 Supply Chain Disaster
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