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Trump Administration Pushes States Toward Mercury-Free Dentistry
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As healthcare systems across the world struggled to effectively treat patients with COVID-19 with little data to go on, the use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials surged, leading to a dangerous rise in antibiotic resistance. According…
Pac-Dent, Inc. Acquires South East Instruments, L.L.C.
Pac-Dent, Inc. announced that it has acquired South East Instruments L.L.C. (SEI), the manufacturer and servicer of the Autoscaler®. This acquisition, along with the launch of the 25K and 30K magnetic ultrasonic inserts in Q1 2022, will…
Amid Soaring COVID-19 Cases, Austria Reinstates Lockdown
With more than 15,800 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed within a 24-hour period, Austria has issued a total lockdown, lasting no more than 20 days, to help stem the surge. The country of 9 million had initially instituted a lockdown only for…
Earliest COVID-19 Patient May Have Been Infected in a Dental Office
Michael Worobey, PhD, chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, has created a timeline for the start of the global pandemic in Wuhan, China. The person identified as the earliest…
FDA Approves Booster COVID-19 Shots for All Adults, CDC Also Endorses Boosters
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for all adults ages 18 and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also endorsed booster shots for…
Transmission of COVID-19 to Deer Raises Concerns
Scientists have found SARS-CoV-2 infection among white-tailed deer in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, raising concerns about mutations and animal-to-human transmission. Additionally, COVID-19 has been found in zoo…
COVID-19 Brings Big Changes on the Employment Front
Although life is the closest it’s been to normal since the pandemic began nearly 2 years ago, some things seem to have permanently changed, mainly employment. Many workers who felt unappreciated, underpaid, and stressed out left those…
Pandemic Triggers Simultaneous Increase and Decrease in Tobacco Use
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More Than 440 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Have Been Given in the US
As of this past weekend, more than 440 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the United States, with 195 million Americans fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. This puts the country’s nationwide vaccination rate at…
Does Europe’s Exploding COVID-19 Surge Bode Poorly for the US?
Despite widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines, Europe is experiencing a fall surge in COVID-19 cases, forcing many countries to implement lockdown measures once again. Case rates have jumped by as much as 50% in some areas, and the…
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