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Labs nationwide are struggling to meet the processing demands of surging coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests, causing long delays; levels of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were found to drop dramatically across the first 3 months of infection; suspected opioid-related overdoses have more than doubled in Wisconsin amid the pandemic.

Interviews on presentations made during the 2020 Virtual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, featuring Drs Melissa L. Johnson, Constantine S. Tam, Adrian Kilcoyne, Sara L. Douglas, and Jeffrey Skolnick.

The US government partners with biotech giants Pfizer and BioNTech to distribute a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine; the COVID-19 death record continues to be broken; could Medicare be in financial trouble?

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) “All of Us” research project was spotlighted for its potential to explain racial disparities due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the FDA has told Cool Clouds Distribution to stop selling its fruite-flavored e-cigarettes (e-cigs); the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) partner to promote minority participation in cancer treatment trials.

The FDA has approved a new pooled method of testing individuals for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); early data show a drug developed by Synairgen yielded positive results in patients with COVID-19; some hospitals report shortages of young doctors, due in part to new visa restrictions enacted by the Trump administration.

The company said FDA has set a date of January 20, 2021, for action under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act.

US cancer researchers benefit from the exchange of information with the World Health Organization (WHO), which helps domestic patients as well as international ones.

A recent review explored the mechanism of a 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT 1f) agonist used in the treatment of acute migraine pain.

American Diabetes Association–supported legislature to cap insulin costs passes in New Hampshire; cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to shatter records; public health efforts to limit the spread of mosquito-borne illness take a back seat to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Opioid overdose deaths rose to a new record in 2019 after dropping in 2018; CMS Administrator Seema Verma was investigated for mishandling taxpayer dollars; a new report shows the many risks seniors face if children return to school.

Early trial results on a possible coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine seem promising; out-of-state visitors cannot enter Hawaii until September because of COVID-19; could Arkansas soon see Medicaid work requirements again?

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday the closure of indoor facilities statewide, amid a resurgence of coronavirus disease 2019 cases; US District Judge Theodore Chuang waived the in-person visit requirement to a hospital, clinic, or medical office to receive an abortion pill, due to the pandemic; a diet high in fruits and vegetables may halve the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Florida announced a record-breaking 15,000 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on Sunday; New York City marks its first day without a COVID-19 death since the pandemic began; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defended the reopening of schools in the fall.

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Twenty pharmaceutical companies created a $1 billion fund to aid financially strained antibiotic development start-ups; the World Health Organization (WHO) concedes that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can become airborne; the WHO will launch an independent review into the global pandemic response after the United States formally withdrew from the organization.

Walgreens announces it will be opening 500 to 700 in-store primary care clinics within the next 5 years; the mayor of New York City unveils plans for reopening the largest school system in the country; the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic takes a toll on Puerto Rico, the region with the highest poverty rate in the United States.

With more states reporting record numbers of new infections of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the United States has surpassed 3 million confirmed cases; the Trump administration has notified the United Nations that it will be withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO); a new injectable given to patients every 2 months can protect against HIV better than the commonly used daily pill.

Several novel tests for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are currently being manufactured, which aim to ameliorate the lag time between testing and results; health expert says that it is currently not possible to conduct contact tracing in Southern states amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases; survey finds people older than 60 years were no more willing to adhere to social isolation and other preventive measures than younger people.

Self-isolation and potential exposure of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were spotlighted as notable issues affecting addiction management; hundreds of scientists have called for the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise recommendations on COVID-19 as they highlight the airborne properties of the virus; considering safety measures and other factors when exercising in public gyms.

Results showed that living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with worse COPD-related individual-level outcomes.

The patient guide explains 2 possible side effects, cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, that need to be caught quickly in order to be reversible.

States hardest hit by resurgent cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have taken steps to either halt or reverse plans to reopen economies; study findings suggest patients with asthma are no more likely than those without asthma to be hospitalized for COVID-19; the Trump administration plans to adopt a decades-old testing strategy called pooled testing that would expand testing efforts in the United States.

Applicants should show how they would measure biosimilars use and safety in both academic and community practice settings.

Oklahomans vote to expand Medicaid amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; Anthony Fauci, MD, cautions Congress that the daily number of new COVID-19 cases could reach 100,000 if outbreaks are not suppressed; public health departments must fight the spread of COVID-19 with lower funding and insufficient staff.

Previously, fat cells, called adipocytes, were not known to have a role in renal failure-associated cardiomyopathy.

Voters in Oklahoma will decide whether or not to amend the state's constitution to expand Medicaid; new studies find that nearly 300 children in the United States have contracted a rare inflammatory disorder related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the House of Representatives passed a bill aimed to bolster the Affordable Care Act.

Lockdown because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not an option in impoverished and war-torn countries; the FDA grants emergency use clearance to Danaher Corp's COVID-19 antibody test; strategizing amid misinformation spread on the pandemic.

These findings highlighted that adherence to drugs is not the sole issue to address in patients with comorbidities also serving as vital factors in designing managed care plans.

Having lower socioeconomic status, comorbidities, or being covered by Medicare was associated with less receipt of immunotherapy for stage III melanoma.