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Also, the CDC updates its COVID-19 guidance to include more on airborne spread.
COVID-19 has disrupted services for mental health, neurologic conditions, and substance abuse.
The patients didn't have severe symptoms such as respiratory failure.
CARB-X announced today that it is awarding up to $2.5 million to GangaGen Biotechnologies of Bangalore, India, to develop novel antibacterial proteins to treat hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
A JAMA study today analyzing trends in internet searches found increased queries for anxiety, panic attack, and insomnia during the New York statewide lockdown in March, with searches for depression and suicide remaining at expected levels.
In breaking news, President Trump is headed for Walter Reed Hospital.
Providers can do more to encourage vaccines, the CDC says.
Also, CEPI launches a lab network to do head-to-head evaluations of vaccine candidates.
"These are not trivial declines: They are large, clinically important declines."
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Initial results from the FMT (fecal microbiota transplantation) National Registry indicate that FMT is highly effective for treating Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), with a good safety profile, US researchers reported yesterday in Gastroenterology.
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have a 30% higher risk of COVID-19 death, according to a University of Iowa news release yesterday and a recent study in Movement Disorders.
The US adds 42,812 new cases to the global pandemic total.
Lessons learned from the outbreak may apply to other congregate settings.
Officials have traced 43 cases in multiple states to hedgehogs and bearded dragons.
A study shows four out of five people with recent loss of smell and/or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, and 39.8% of those did not have a cough or fever.
Based on available evidence and antibiotic stewardship principles, a committee of Dutch clinicians and researchers is recommending restrictive use of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients, according to guidelines published yesterday in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
One study finds that 35% of 77 patients had a heart attack while waiting.
The US has had a major voice in the finalized Codex guidance, one expert notes.
The COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over the first US presidential debate last night.
