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CDC Panel Recommends Ebola Vaccine for Adults With Exposure Risk A CDC advisory committee recommended preexposure vaccination with the first-ever FDA-approved vaccine against Ebola virus, species Zaire ebolavirus, for three groups of high-risk adults.
Medscape Medical News, February 27, 2020
Pence Named COVID-19 Point Person by Trump Vice President Mike Pence will be the White House point person for the administration's response to COVID-19, although President Trump dismisses the notion that he is a coronavirus "czar."
Medscape Medical News, February 26, 2020
Antibiotics, Corticosteroids Help Even Mild COPD Flare-ups Even patients with mild COPD exacerbations can benefit from antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.
Medscape Medical News, February 26, 2020
Brazil Confirms First Case of COVID-19 in Latin America The Brazilian Ministry of Health confirmed the positive diagnosis of a patient from São Paulo. Another 20 suspected cases are under investigation in seven states in Brazil.
Medscape Medical News, February 26, 2020
No Evidence of Intrauterine Vertical Transmission of 2019 Coronavirus Disease
Reuters Health Information, February 26, 2020
Coronavirus Travel: National Advice Not All of a Piece
Reuters Health Information, February 26, 2020
FDA Identified 20 Drugs With Shortage Risks Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Reuters Health Information, February 26, 2020
Countries Must Shift Mindset to Virus Preparedness -WHO Expert
Reuters Health Information, February 26, 2020
U.S. Health Secretary Azar Says More Coronavirus Cases Likely, Seeks More Funding
Reuters Health Information, February 26, 2020
Adults Without Measles Immunity Vulnerable to Lethal Complications
Reuters Health Information, February 26, 2020
U.S. Begins First Coronavirus Clinical Trial Testing Gilead's Experimental Drug
Reuters Health Information, February 26, 2020
Looks Like Liver Cancer, but Large Cysts Contain Tapeworm Larvae
Medscape Medical News, February 26, 2020

Sexual History: More Partners, More Cancer?
Commentary, February 2020
COVID-19: Overview Video
Commentary, February 2020
The Week That Wasn't: Virus Cream, Commute Chemicals, Tracing Mumps
Article, February 2020
Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 5 Things to Know
Commentary, February 2020
HPV Vaccine for Adults: Who Needs It? Who Doesn't?
Commentary, February 2020
The Nine-Headed Monster: Recalcitrant Warts
Viewpoint, February 2020
2019-nCoV Epidemiology: What Do These Numbers Really Mean?
Commentary, February 2020
Are Unmatched Residency Graduates a Solution for 'Shrinking Shrinks'?
Commentary, February 2020
Are Drug Expiration Dates a Myth?
Clinical Case, February 2020
ACIP 2020 Child/Teen Immunization Schedule: The Highlights
Viewpoint, February 2020

Alert FDA OKs Quadrivalent, Adjuvanted Flu Vaccine for Older Adults
News Alerts, February 24, 2020
Alert CDC Confirms 13th Case of Coronavirus in US
Medscape Medical News, February 11, 2020
Alert ACIP Releases 2020 Child and Adolescent Vaccine Schedule
News Alerts, February 4, 2020
Alert FDA Approves Novel Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
FDA Approvals, February 3, 2020
Alert ACIP Updates Recommendations for Adult Vaccines
News Alerts, February 3, 2020

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