New analysis confirms ibuprofen plus acetaminophen works just as well or better than hydrocodone for both men and women after wisdom tooth removal. Patients experienced less disruption to sleep and daily life, with fewer follow-up calls for extra…
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Led by Regenstrief Institute research scientist Thankam Thyvalikakath, DMD, PhD, an associate professor and director of the dental informatics core at Indiana University School of Dentistry, the largest study to date of electronic dental…
Good News: Novel Coronavirus Is Not Spread by Mosquitoes
An experimental investigation conducted at Kansas State University’s Biosecurity Research Institute found that SARS-CoV-2 is unable to replicate in three common types of mosquitoes, making it impossible for them to transmit the virus to…
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Moderna and Pfizer have both begun large-scale clinical trials with 30,000 participants on their respective vaccines, with the hopes of obtaining regulatory approval and widespread distribution by the end of 2020. The Moderna and Pfizer…
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NIH Researchers Introduce Plan to Improve Sars-CoV-2 Testing
With the need for simple, point-of-care testing that provides rapid results continuing to grow across the United States, scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently introduced the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics…
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Germicidal Ultraviolet Light May Stop Spread of Novel Coronavirus
As SARS-CoV-2 is known to spread via aerosols during medical procedures and possibly in other instances, it is hoped that germicidal ultraviolet (UV) light may inactivate virus-carrying microbes, helping to disinfect the air in indoor…
Kwane Watson, DMD, Selected First President of American Mobile and Teledentistry Alliance
The American Mobile & Teledentistry Alliance has announced Kwane Watson, DMD, has been selected as the organization's first president.
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The application deadline to apply for financial support through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal has been extended from July 24 to August 3, 2020. The more than $4 billion…
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