Infectious Disease
Face Masks May Expose Children to Higher Carbon Dioxide Levels
Authors say levels, especially in younger children, are higher than recommended limits
Surges in Hospital Caseload Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Patients receiving care in hospitals during surges have up to twice the COVID-19 mortality risk versus those seen in nonsurging hospital-months
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 4 Million Globally
Rapid spread of the Delta variant has prompted the U.S. government to send a COVID-19 surge team to provide support in Southwest Missouri
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
President and co-owner of the New England Compounding Center received a 14.5-year sentence from a federal judge Wednesday
Mortality Rates for Those Entering HIV Care Reduced Over Time
Difference in five-year mortality decreased between those entering HIV care and matched population during 1999 to 2017
Patient Engagement May Not Drive Return to In-Person Visits
Findings seen among patients receiving letter during reopening following cancellation of in-person care during COVID-19
Delta Variant Now Behind More Than 50 Percent of U.S. COVID-19 Cases
Alpha variant, which first surfaced in Britain and dominated infections in America for months, now only accounts for 28.7 percent of cases
Two-Dose Novavax Vaccine Protects Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Vaccine efficacy in adults was 89.7 percent overall, 86.3 percent against B.1.1.7 (alpha) variant, and 96.4 percent against non-B.1.1.7 variants
Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Up in African Region
By 2019, prevalence was 90.2 percent among males aged 15 to 24 years, but remained below 80 percent for older men
