Increased PCR Testing Shown to Slow COVID-19 Transmission
Average reproduction number reduced by 9 percent with 10-fold increase in ratio of tests to new cases
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Low in U.S. From July to Sept. 2020
Jurisdiction-level seroprevalence varied from less than 1 percent to 23 percent across four collection periods
CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths
Redfield says that the coming winter months are going to be 'the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation'
Increased PCR Testing Shown to Slow COVID-19 Transmission
Average reproduction number reduced by 9 percent with 10-fold increase in ratio of tests to new cases
Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks
Sex differences in promotions and appointments did not diminish over time and were not smaller in later cohorts
Admission Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in COVID-19
Patients with hyperglycemia had higher cumulative probability of mortality, independent of preexisting diabetes
Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
FDA advisory panel to meet on Dec. 10 to decide whether agency should grant emergency use authorization to the vaccine
CDC Shrinks COVID-19 Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel
New quarantine guidelines allow people who have come in contact with someone infected with the virus to resume normal activity after 10 days
Admission for SARS-CoV-2 Down With Prior Metabolic Surgery
Obese patients with COVID-19 who had prior metabolic surgery and subsequent weight loss have reduced rates of hospital admission
