The general public has greeted the nation's latest COVID-19 wave with apathy, a response that's spurred frustration among some hospital leaders.
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A family member tests positive for COVID-19. The rest of the household develops classic symptoms of infection, but several rounds of testing result in negative results. It's a scenario that's become more common, leaving people with questions about whether they…
After global monkeypox infections passed 1,000 cases across 29 countries, the CDC hiked the alert level to "practice enhanced precautions" June 6.
Here are nine COVID-19-related research findings covered by Becker's Hospital Review since May 4:
The number of pediatric melatonin ingestions reported to U.S. poison control centers increased 530 percent from 2012 to 2021, according to a June 3 report from the CDC.
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The CDC had confirmed 21 cases of monkeypox in 12 states as of June 3.
COVID-19 hospitalizations may stabilize in June after climbing steadily since mid-April, CDC modeling suggests.
The nation's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases has decreased for the first time since late March, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published June 3.
Global monkeypox cases have risen to more than 550 across 30 countries, up from 257 confirmed cases on May 26, the World Health Organization said during a June 1 news conference, according to CNBC.
The Justice Department on May 31 asked a federal appeals court to reverse a ruling from a federal judge in Florida that voided the nation's mask mandate on public transportation, including airplanes and airports, NPR reports.