Aug. 26, 2020 — Experts are alarmed about revised U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines advising that people who don’t have symptoms of COVID-19 don’t need to be tested, even if they’ve recently been exposed to the new coronavirus. The guidelines were quietly changed this week and prompted concern among infectious disease professionals, … Read more
Aug. 12, 2020 — We are in a war against COVID-19, and this fall could be one of the worst from a public health standpoint that the U.S. has ever faced, says CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD. The surging coronavirus pandemic, paired with the flu season, could create the “worst fall” that “we’ve ever … Read more
Aug. 5, 2020 — The new coronavirus isn’t the only virus to worry about this fall. Doctors are asking parents to keep an eye out for signs of a rare but serious condition that can cause permanent paralysis and breathing problems in children called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. Since 2014, AFM clusters have … Read more