As the United States continues to break records with skyrocketing COVID-19 case numbers, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed its recommendation for the Pfizer and Moderna booster shots. Individuals who have received two doses…

Rapid antigen tests conducted via nasal swab may not be effective at detecting COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant within the first few days of infection. Swabbing the throat has been suggested as a more effective alternative as the…

More United States healthcare systems are looking beyond the nation’s borders as they struggle to provide care during a dire shortage of nurses. Recruits are arriving from the Philippines, Thailand, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria, to name a few,…

As more data have become available following the COVID-19 vaccination of millions of people around the globe from ages 5 and older, one thing is clear: serious negative effects are rare. However, a small group did develop myocarditis…

On December 23, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for healthcare providers. Highlights include permission for healthcare providers with asymptomatic COVID-19 infections to return to work…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has appointed endodontist Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD, as acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Tabak will lead the agency in an interim capacity until a…

As we enter the third year of the global pandemic with new COVID-19 cases skyrocketing to the highest numbers ever recorded, some public health experts suggest metrics should no longer hinge on case counts but rather on the number of…

With the United States reporting nearly 1 million new COVID-19 cases—smashing through previous records—on January 3, the federal government has subsequently increased its initial order of Pfizer’s antiviral medication by 10 million.…

The United States Food and Drug Administration approved a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. Previously, the Pfizer booster was only available to those ages 16 and older. Pfizer is the only COVID-19…

As the United States sees the highest case numbers ever since the global pandemic began, South Africa offers some hope. While the nation endured a fourth wave of COVID-19 with the highly transmissible Omicron variant—which sent case numbers…