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Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Gets More Good News November 30, 2020
The biotech company has new data reinforcing that its COVID-19 inoculation is safe and effective. Moderna is submitting an application to the FDA requesting emergency use authorization.
Richard Harris
As Hospitals Fill With COVID-19 Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard To Find November 30, 2020
Last spring, nurses and doctors traveled to New York and other COVID-19 hot spots to help overwhelmed hospitals. But with the virus spreading everywhere, hospitals now have nowhere to turn for help.
Blake Farmer
Traveling Crisis Nurse Fears Post-Holiday COVID-19 Surge November 29, 2020
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jasmyne Aseff, a travelling ICU nurse, about what it's been like fighting the pandemic, from the initial outbreak in New York City to her current position in Missouri.
Health Care Workers Plead With Americans To Take Pandemic More Seriously November 27, 2020
Health workers and hospitals already strained by the pandemic are increasingly making direct appeals to the public with open letters, asking people to mask up and stay at home this holiday season.
Shamane Mills

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing on the COVID-19 Outbreak November 19, 2020
Transcript for the CDC Telebriefing on the COVID-19 Outbreak, November 19, 2020.
50.6 Million U.S. Adults Currently Use Tobacco Products November 19, 2020
Findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today show that approximately 1 in 5 U.S. adults reported currently using a tobacco product in 2019, with about 80% of those adults reporting that they use combustible products such as cigarettes.
CDC MEDIA TELEBRIEFING: Update on COVID-19 November 18, 2020
CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ends November 18, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the global public health community in marking the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) outbreak in Equateur Province.

Unknown Source 2 – E. coli Infections October 28, 2020
Unknown Source 2 – E. coli Infections
Pet Hedgehogs – Salmonella Infections September 30, 2020
Pet Hedgehogs – Salmonella Infections
Wood Ear Mushrooms – Salmonella Infections September 30, 2020
Wood Ear Mushrooms – Salmonella Infections
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) January 24, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Pet Store Puppies - Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections December 8, 2019
Pet Store Puppies - Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections

Fusion Health and Vitality Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Core Essential Nutrients and Immune Boost Sublingual Vitamin D3 Due to the Unapproved Use of a Food Additive and Unapproved Marketing Statements November 23, 2020
Fusion Health and Vitality LLC is voluntarily recalling all 2020 Lots of CORE essential nutrients and Immune Boost Sublingual Vitamin D3. CORE has been found to contain an unapproved food additive, hordenine HCl, rendering it adulterated. Immune Boost Labeling was found to contain statements that
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Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of a Single Lot of Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection Due to Cross-Contamination of Lidocaine November 19, 2020
Fresenius Kabi USA is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Dexmedetomidine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 200 mcg/50 mL (4 mcg /mL), 50 mL fill in a 50 mL vial. Fresenius Kabi initiated this recall due to a trace amount of lidocaine present in the lot. This recall is being performed to the
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2020 Medical Device Recalls November 12, 2020
List of Medical Device recalls in 2020.
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Cook Medical Recalls Fixed Core Wire Guides, Due to Device Damage from a Manufacturing Error November 12, 2020
The Cook Fixed Core Wire Guide is a curved wire guide made of stainless steel with non-reactive coating and helps insert medical devices into the body.
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NIH announces restructured HIV clinical trials networks November 30, 2020
Grant awards set stage for next seven years of science-driven HIV clinical research.
Experimental Vaccine for Deadly Tickborne Virus Effective in Cynomolgus Macaques November 30, 2020
Monkeys protected against CCHFV, which infects thousands of people annually.
Fourth iteration of COVID-19 treatment trial underway November 25, 2020
Study will enroll hospitalized adults with COVID-19 who require supplemental oxygen.
Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika infections November 24, 2020
NIH preclinical study suggests FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may slow infection and reduce neurological problems.