Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that continuous RRp® (respiration rate from the photoplethysmograph) monitoring of adult and pediatric patients with Rad-97®, Radical-7®, and Radius-7® Pulse CO-Oximeters® has received FDA clearance.

"Many people in the U.S. will at some point, either this year or next, get exposed to this virus," CDC official Nancy Messonnier, MD, said about the novel coronavirus, though she noted that public health interventions could still reduce the spread.

People who have contracted the new coronavirus "shed" the virus most heavily in the first few days of the illiness, and shedding may continue even after they stop showing symptoms, according to a new study.

More than a dozen former patients of a deceased Illinois pediatrician lack immunity to some or every disease they thought they were vaccinated against, authorities revealed March 9, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Living in a poor community or volunteering in one may not make nursing students more empathetic to patients experiencing poverty, according to new research published in the Journal of Nursing Education.

Use of tetrahydrocannabinol-or THC-containing products from friends or acquaintances may have played a key role in the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury epidemic in the U.S., according to results of a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Misinformation about the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly across social media platforms, despite actions by companies to combat it, according to The New York Times.

Employees at Seattle-based University of Washington's UW Medicine can get tested for the novel coronavirus at a drive-thru clinic in UW Medical Center Northwest's parking garage, NPR reports. 

Old age, signs of sepsis and blood clotting issues may put hospitalized COVID-19 patients at greater risk of death, according to a study published in The Lancet.

Below are eight hospitals or health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CMOs.

A hospital in Hong Kong reported zero healthcare workers contracted the new coronavirus while it tested 1,275 suspected cases and treated 42 confirmed cases of the virus, a new study shows.

The CDC updated its guidance for healthcare workers on the front lines of the new coronavirus outbreak and is recommending that those who have been exposed to the virus but are not showing symptoms continue to work in some circumstances.

The following hospitals in Colorado received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys for nurse communication. 

Last year, scientists revealed they had cured an HIV patient for the second time in recorded history. That individual, dubbed the "London Patient," is now revealing his identity, reports The New York Times.

Nationally, 607 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the U.S., with 22 related deaths as of 2:30 p.m., March 9. Worldwide, 113,579 cases have been reported. 

House Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, is forming the first congressional endometriosis caucus.

An advisory committee for the CDC unanimously agreed to recommend that three groups of U.S. adults receive a preexposure vaccine against the Ebola virus, according to Medscape.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health is partnering with radio provider SiriusXM to launch a 24/7 channel offering the latest information on the novel coronavirus outbreak.

High-dose influenza vaccines, those with higher antigen content compared to standard-dose flu vaccines, is more effective at preventing illness among people older than 65 years, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

The following hospitals had the lowest rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the U.S., according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare website.