Medical Testing

Incomplete data likely masks a rise in U.S. Covid cases as focus on infection counts fades

Mon, 2022-04-11 10:23 — FNUOvviyaa

Incomplete data likely masks a rise in U.S. Covid cases as focus on infection counts fades Experts agree that daily U.S. Covid cases are dramatically undercounted. Some have begun to question the stat’s importance in this phase of the pandemic. NBC News

At first glance, U.S. Covid cases appear to have plateaued over the past two weeks, with a consistent average of around 30,000 cases per day, according to NBC News' tally.

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Five U.S. states have the highest number of covid cases

Fri, 2022-04-08 17:35 — mike kraft

The five states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases The rate of new COVID-19 cases is at the lowest it’s been since last summer as the omicron wave subsides. As state governments have begun to move past pandemic-era restrictions, some health e… jchoi The Hill

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Opinion: Why the Covid cult of ivermectin won't die

Wed, 2022-04-06 13:31 — mike kraft

Opinion | Why the Covid cult of ivermectin won't die There has never been good clinical evidence to support the use of this drug. But the debate over its use is really about ideology and in-group signaling — not science. NBC News

By Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy at the University of Alberta

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Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will use federal money to keep free tests, vaccines open

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:26 — mike kraft

Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will keep free tests, vaccines open As Florida closes all of its COVID-19 mass public testing, vaccination and treatment sites due to a lack of federal funding, Miami-Dade will continue to offer tests and vaccines free of charge at more than two dozen sites around the county using a different national resource: the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Miami Herald

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Discussion of whether home covid tests actually expire

Wed, 2022-04-06 10:22 — mike kraft

Q: Do home Covid tests really expire? I ordered what I was allowed. Now I see they have expiration dates. Some have already expired. What to do? Keep and use, or throw them out?

It’s true that home Covid-19 tests are marked with expiration dates, but the actual expiration for a box of tests can be a moving target. Before throwing away a home test because you think it may have expired, do a little homework first.

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U.S. Medicare enrollees to get free COVID-19 tests at drug stores

Mon, 2022-04-04 19:50 — mike kraft

Medicare enrollees to get free COVID-19 tests at drug stores WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant could spark another rise in cases, Medicare announced Monday that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores. AP NEWS

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New study outlines increased breakthrough case risks for pregnancy and other conditions

Fri, 2022-04-01 12:28 — mike kraft

Study: Pregnancy nearly doubles risks of breakthrough COVID-19 A study published on Thursday found that pregnancy nearly doubles the risk of breakthrough COVID-19 cases, closely followed in risk by a solid organ transplant. The study conducted by Wisconsin-bas… cvakil The Hill

A study published on Thursday found that pregnancy nearly doubles the risk of breakthrough COVID-19 cases, closely followed in risk by a solid organ transplant.

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Classical "herd immunity" may not be attainable with COVID-19 --NIH paper

Fri, 2022-04-01 11:08 — mike kraft

Concept of Classical Herd Immunity May Not Apply to COVID-19 David M Morens, Gregory K Folkers, Anthony S Fauci; The Concept of Classical Herd Immunity May Not Apply to COVID-19, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, , jiac OUP Academic

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Despite Doctors’ Concerns, U.S. Pharmacists Get More Leeway to Offer Treatment With Testing

Thu, 2022-03-31 12:56 — mike kraft

Despite Doctors’ Concerns, Pharmacists Get More Leeway to Offer Treatment With Testing In the battle against covid, pharmacies became a key place for consumers to seek vaccines and testing. Some states are expanding pharmacists’ work to include directly prescribing drugs for customer… khnkit Kaiser Health News

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he easy availability of pharmacists also helped propel them into a key role during the pandemic as they became a go-to resource for covid-19 testing and vaccines. Yet even before covid engulfed the country, many states were giving pharmacists a bigger role in consumers’ health.

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