Provide families with guidance on how to reset sleep times disrupted by COVID-19Pandemic has significantly altered normal sleep patterns for children and teenagers Improper nasopharyngeal swab technique leads to false-negative SARS-CoV-2 testsHealthcare workers must understand nasal anatomy and master proper technique to help limit false-negative results Wearing eyeglasses for more than 8 hours daily may protect against COVID-19 Preliminary evidence suggests that COVID-19 is much less common in daily wearers of eyeglasses How do symptoms of COVID-19 vs seasonal influenza compare in children? WHO recommends systemic corticosteroids for critical cases of COVID-19 Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine now approved for use in males 9-45 years of age Helps protect against 9 types of HPV, including those that cause anal cancer, genital warts, and abnormal and precancerous anal lesions Obesity is an important independent risk factor for doing poorly with COVID-19 Risk is particularly apparent in men and in those aged 60 years or younger Enhanced public health measures essential to COVID-19 control when reopening Researchers tested tested various models and found that the scenarios ranged from slight reduction of disease to almost total elimination Povidone-iodine products show rapid in vitro efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 virus Povidone-iodine gargle–mouthwash might be useful in reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission in dental practices Antibodies may decline rapidly following mild cases of COVID-19 Small study raises concerns about granting antibody-based “immunity passports,” development of herd immunity, and perhaps even vaccine durability How to manage Lyme disease and tick bites during pregnancy SOGC statement provides guidance on caring for pregnant women who may have contracted Lyme disease through a blacklegged tick bite Using PPIs may increase risk of contracting COVID-19: study Previous research has demonstrated that a low level of gastric acid alters the infectivity of SARS-CoV-1—that also appears to be the case for SARS-CoV-2 First Previous 71 72 73 74 75 Next Last
