Coronavirus
- Cases in the U.S.
- Previous Forecasts of Total Deaths
- Considerations for Traveling Amusement Parks and Carnivals
- FAQs for Law Enforcement Agencies and Personnel
- Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID -19 Not in Healthcare Settings
- Contact Tracing for COVID-19
- Public Health Guidance for Community-Related Exposure
Outbreaks
- 1.4 million vaccines from global stockpile support yellow fever control in Nigeria
- WHO supports the immunization of 874 000 people against yellow fever in Nigeria
- WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar
- Partners commit to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030
- World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, new UN report says
- Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas
Medical News
- Lessons from Italian neurosurgeons who fought on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic's first wave
- Can melatonin help prevent severe COVID-19?
- Household composition and ethnicity may contribute to higher COVID-19 mortality: a UK case study
- TTUHSC professor receives 2020 Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award
- Researchers uncover potential glycine-based treatment for NAFLD
- Researchers identify potential drug target that may improve cognition in people with mental illnesses
- New tool to predict breast cancer recurrences
- Repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected in children with autism
- Midwife-led interventions could avert two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths by 2035
- Come for your eye exam, leave with a band-aid on your arm
Public Health
- Transcript for CDC Telebriefing on the COVID-19 OutbreakTranscript for the CDC Telebriefing on the COVID-19 Outbreak, November 19, 2020.
- CDC MEDIA TELEBRIEFING: Update on COVID-19CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
- Media Statement from CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, M.D., in Observance of World AIDS Day 2020World AIDS Day presents an important moment to pause, and acknowledge the innovation of the community that has been crucial to fighting disruptions to HIV care, treatment, and prevention efforts that are underway around the world.