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Using Procalcitonin to Limit Antibiotic Treatment for Sepsis Reduces Infection-Related Adverse Events

By shortening the duration of antibiotic therapy, a procalcitonin-guided protocol decreased the rate of infection-associated adverse effects, decreased costs, and reduced mortality in patients with sepsis.

Air Filters and Asthma

Children with asthma showed improved small airway mechanics following indoor filtration of particulates (2.5 µm and greater) using high-efficiency particulate air filtration devices.

The Effect of Antiviral Drugs on COVID-19 Outcomes and Mortality

The WHO Solidarity Trial Consortium found remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, and interferon regimens produced “little or no effect” on relevant outcomes.

Has the Unmasked Person Beside You Been Immunized for COVID-19?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent recommendation that those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can shed their masks and drop social distancing in many public situations was a bridge too far for some critics.

40 years of HIV: From Fear and Stigma to Effective Treatment

A constantly mutating retrovirus that attacks the immune system directly, human immunodeficiency virus was isolated as the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in 1984. There was initial optimism that a vaccine would be forthcoming, but it was not to be.

What Is an Emergency Temporary Standard?

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), “OSHA is authorized to set emergency temporary standards that take effect immediately and are in effect until superseded by a permanent standard."

OSHA’s COVID-19 Reg Codifies CDC Guidelines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19, putting regulatory teeth into recommended practices by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Maryland, DC Hospitals Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine

A total of 74 hospitals in Maryland and Washington, DC, have announced they will mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers under conditions that may vary at individual sites.

EEOC: Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Allowed Under Federal Laws

On the same date a lawsuit was filed by employees of Houston Methodist for its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, a leading federal employment discrimination agency said employers can require worker vaccinations with reasonable accommodations.

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: Too Soon, Inevitable, or Both?

Healthcare facilities likely will win the burgeoning legal fight to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, providing they allow for medical and religious exemptions.