The ADA Comments on CDC’s Revised COVID-19 Guidelines for Healthcare Providers
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…
Endodontist Named Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health
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…
Should COVID Metrics Focus on Hospitalization Numbers Instead of Case Counts?
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…
US Boosts Its Order of Pfizer’s Antiviral Medication by 10 Million
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.…
Kids Ages 12 to 15 Get Green Light for COVID-19 Booster Shot
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…
South Africa Pulls Through Omicron Wave Without Jump in Death Rate
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…
Dental Spending Sees Only Slight Dip During Initial Pandemic Year
Even though dental practices were shuttered during March and April of 2020, the American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute found that dental spending only decreased by 1.8% from 2020 to 2021. The per capita spending was…
Heart and Lungs Impacted Shortly After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that not only can the novel coronavirus last for months within human organs, it can infect the heart and lungs within days of initial infection. With the United States and nations across…
Is Shortening Isolation/Quarantine Time the Right Move in the Pandemic Fight?
On December 27, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that the isolation time required after an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and quarantine time needed after exposure to a person with COVID-19 be…
Do We Need to Change Our Thinking About COVID-19 Metrics?
As COVID-19’s Omicron variant rages through the United States, with surging cases across almost every region, some public health experts suggest that steeply rising case numbers are no longer the best way to evaluate the status of the…
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