First U.S. Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the patient had been hospitalized and had a severely weakened immune system
Data Support Continued Access to Tecovirimat for Monkeypox
Median interval from initiation of tecovirimat to subjective improvement was three days
New York Declares Emergency After Finding More Spread of Poliovirus
Emergency declaration will allow EMS workers, midwives, and pharmacists to administer polio vaccine
Preinfection Psychological Distress May Up Risk for Long COVID
Depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness linked to increased risk for long COVID in a large study of mostly women
Second Person in U.S. Dies After Monkeypox Diagnosis
An estimated 18 people have died around the world in this monkeypox outbreak
COVID-19 Diagnosed in 0.1 Percent of Neonates
Only 7/100,000 have severe infection; respiratory support more likely to be required by those with severe infection
AI Model May Detect COVID-19 Cases Using Voice Changes
Deep learning model based on voice data from crowd-sourced audio samples uses subtle voice changes to detect COVID-19 cases
AI Model May Be Better at Diagnosing Pediatric Ear Infections
On small data set, model achieved 95.5 percent accuracy in assessment of endoscopic ear images compared with 65.0 percent for clinicians
Pressure Injury Prediction Tool Lacking for Severe COVID-19 Patients
Risk factors for device-related pressure injury include fragile skin and prone positioning during mechanical ventilatory support
Texas Judge Says ACA Cannot Require Coverage for PrEP
U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor made the ruling Wednesday about Truvada and Descovy
