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Korea sees COVID-19 spike; New Zealand delays election

… is critical that access to essential health services and medications not be forgotten or de-prioritised during this …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Study: Clarithromycin safe alternative for cesarean deliveries

… those who were part of the control study did not take oral medications, did not have a provider who paid for the …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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White House addresses pharma supply chain gaps

… in acute care, including emergency departments. Of 120 medications the HHS analyzed, 118 of which are from the FDA's …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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New ASPR report bares frayed, fractured US drug supply chains

… Need for a global supply chain map for critical medications, pinpointing source location, volume, and number …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Dec 07, 2021

… viruses are susceptible to current recommended antiviral medications. It notes that the H5N6 clade that has caused …

News Scan for Dec 14, 2021

… done worse. Our trial cannot establish the effect of these medications on CCP efficacy." They conclude, "Further …

COVID-19 Scan for Sep 15, 2021

… mild at the time of study, and no one was taking antiviral medications. Alpha variant infection was associated with a …

News Scan for Feb 10, 2022

… that the virus would be susceptible to current antiviral medications used to treat flu. Feb 9 CDC statement Feb 9 …

CDC reports two outbreaks of pan-resistant Candida auris

… C auris infections. "Echinocandins have really been the medications we've relied on for treatment," Lyman said. Of …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Candida auris

COVID-19 Scan for Dec 01, 2020

… Transplant patients were treated with anti-rejection medications and antibiotics for secondary bacterial …

Global COVID-19 total blows past 13 million

… to ease access to vaccine Etienne said though effective medications and vaccines are probably many months away, it's …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Three studies detail risk factors for COVID-19 death

… varied widely in the proportion of patients given medications and supportive treatments, some of them unproven, …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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COVID-19 deaths tied to US life expectancy drop

… health records for kidney or liver problems and all medications the patient is taking. Global cases, subvariants …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Academic institutions receive updated H1N1 guidance for fall

… or friends to help take care of them by bringing meals and medications. She advised university administrators to act now …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Experts field questions about novel flu vaccines for pregnant women

… continue breastfeeding while being treated with antiviral medications. Riley urged pregnant women to call their …
Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Smallpox antiviral sought, mass drug dispensing, peanut plant hazards missed, Chinese food safety, cell phone bugs

… test the logistics of handing out antibiotics or antiviral medications at bank drive-through windows to prepare for an …
 

WHO stresses antiviral use in high-risk H1N1 patients

… and ensure that general practitioners have access to these medications for their patients," Shindo said. "Patients …
Robert Roos
 

Report: US flunks on ability to blunt bio attack

… sick, protecting the well with vaccines and prophylactic medications, and, in cases such as anthrax, cleaning up after …
Robert Roos
 

Officials give pandemic flu advice for high-risk kids

… the child has an adequate supply of routine and rescue medications. Both Albright and Callahan recommended that …
Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Prenatal pan flu exposure, H5N1 in Egypt, food recall expands, Boston biolab delay, malaria in US, MDR TB, Russian train quarantine

… mother's immune response, high body temperature, or use of medications. [Apr 15 Wiley-Blackwell press release ] [Mar 18 …
 

As US swine flu cases double, some travel to Mexico discouraged

… officials managing swine flu outbreaks, one on antiviral medications and the other on community mitigation. See also: …
Lisa Schnirring
 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Flu-vaccine advances, antiviral guidance, predicting H1N1, egg levels in flu shots

… at higher risk for flu complications. The recommended medications are oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir …
 

NEWS SCAN: Flu-vaccine advances, antiviral guidance, predicting H1N1, egg levels in flu shots

… at higher risk for flu complications. The recommended medications are oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir …
 

As EUAs expire, HHS says pandemic emergency is over

… soon," he said. He added that doctors often prescribe medications for off-label uses, but some clinicians may feel …
Robert Roos
 

IOM: US likely to need bigger antiviral stockpile

… to facilitate the use of properly stored recently expired medications" found in supplies outside the program, if needed …
Robert Roos
 

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