COVID-19 antivirals may cut risk of hospitalization, death
A study today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that use of the oral antiviral drugs molnupiravir and Paxlovid...
Month: July 2022
News Scan for Jul 25, 2022
VA intervention linked to better treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuriaAn antibiotic stewardship intervention for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) was associated with a...
What to do if you have Covid symptoms but keep testing negative at home, according to experts
If you're confused about why you're consistently testing negative on your at-home antigen test even though you're experiencing Covid symptoms,...
The dominant BA.5 subvariant of Covid-19 signals we’re still not in the clear
The BA.5 Covid-19 subvariant is now the most dominant strain in the country; the highly infectious variant has caused an...
COVID Outbreak Hits Senate at Worst Possible Time
How can Congress function when the king of the Senate is out sick? Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images One...
Texas teacher shortage: Low wages, burnout, bad benefits, culture and political clashes, COVID deepen educator hiring issues
Over the last two years, Texas' public education system has been through the wringer, from shifting to online classes and...
Sen. Joe Manchin tests positive for Covid
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Monday that he has tested positive for Covid, which could complicate the Senate’s push to...
New poll highlights stark political divide in U.S.
A new poll is shedding light on the distrust Americans feel towards the federal government and towards members of opposing...
Charts: The COVID-19 pandemic in Mass. is not going away
COVID-19 won’t be taking the summer off. Experts say the virus likely will continue to circulate in the population, causing...
COVID in California: Biden’s symptoms ‘almost completely resolved’
Investigating Fauci is plan of GOP Congress members if they win control Congressional Republicans are eagerly floating investigations into Dr....