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Anchor lead: More cases of reinfection with Sars-CoV2 are turning up, Elizabeth Tracey reports More than a dozen cases of reinfection with Sars-CoV2 have been reported worldwide, causing alarm over just how protective antibodies to the virus are and how …
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Anchor lead: Should we be concerned about immunity when antibodies are given as therapy? Elizabeth Tracey reports At least two types of antibody therapy are now being used for Covid-19, yet some concerns remain about whether such therapy will compromise …
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Anchor lead: A monoclonal antibody against Covid-19 has been granted emergency use authorization, Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibodies developed in a laboratory against a protein Sars-CoV2 uses to enter cells have been granted emergency use authorization by the FDA. Arturo Casadevall, …
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Anchor lead: FDA regulators may have contributed to the prescription opioid epidemic, Elizabeth Tracey reports Enhanced enrichment randomized withdrawal. Hmmm, not sure what that might sound like to you, but Caleb Alexander, a physician and researcher at Johns Hopkins, shows …
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Anchor lead: While telemedicine visits provide many advantages there are some gaps, Elizabeth Tracey reports Telemedicine has been a lifeline for many, enabling people to see their physicians for many types of visits. Yet a Johns Hopkins study led by …
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Anchor lead: Many nurses and other health professionals are leaving medicine in the midst of the pandemic, Elizabeth Tracey reports Even as the nation can least afford it, nurses and other health professionals are leaving medical practice. Patricia Davidson, dean …
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Anchor lead: As the country grapples with Covid-19, residential care facilities are once again a locus of infection, Elizabeth Tracey reports Residential care facilities, which often provide both housing and healthcare to seniors, are once again seeing many of their …
