MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Washington, DC, has approved legislation that allows minors as young as 11 to consent to vaccination without their parents' knowledge — if a physician determines the child is capable of giving informed consent.It also prohibits insurers from sending an explanation of benefits to the parents, and it requires a physician to submit the immunization record directly to the minor's school "if...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Washington, DC, has approved legislation that allows minors as young as 11 to consent to vaccination without their parents' knowledge — if a physician determines the child is capable of giving informed consent.It also prohibits insurers from sending an explanation of benefits to the parents, and it requires a physician to submit the immunization record directly to the minor's school "if...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.> COMMENTARYIn late 2020, Medscape sent a documentary filmmaker to the intensive care unit of Hartford Hospital to get a close-up view of the fight against COVID-19. He shadowed Dr Megan Panico, a critical care physician, as she cared for Brian, a COVID-19 patient. We are given an intimate look at their difficult discussions about treatment, declining status, and potential end of life....…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.> COMMENTARYIn late 2020, Medscape sent a documentary filmmaker to the intensive care unit of Hartford Hospital to get a close-up view of the fight against COVID-19. He shadowed Dr Megan Panico, a critical care physician, as she cared for Brian, a COVID-19 patient. We are given an intimate look at their difficult discussions about treatment, declining status, and potential end of life....WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape'sA 25-year-old man from Nevada and a 42-year-old man in Virginia experienced second bouts of COVID-19 about 2 months after they tested positive the first time. Gene tests show both men  had two slightly different strains of the virus, suggesting that they  caught the infection twice. Researchers say...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape'sA 25-year-old man from Nevada and a 42-year-old man in Virginia experienced second bouts of COVID-19 about 2 months after they tested positive the first time. Gene tests show both men  had two slightly different strains of the virus, suggesting that they  caught the infection twice. Researchers say...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's .The coronavirus pandemic has breathed new life into a decades-old technique that can zap viruses and bacteria: ultraviolet light.Hospitals have been using it for years to cut down on the spread of drug-resistant superbugs and to disinfect surgical suites. But there is now interest in using the technology in spaces...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's .The coronavirus pandemic has breathed new life into a decades-old technique that can zap viruses and bacteria: ultraviolet light.Hospitals have been using it for years to cut down on the spread of drug-resistant superbugs and to disinfect surgical suites. But there is now interest in using the technology in spaces...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.Expert Rev Vaccines. 2009;8(7):887-898. AbstractIn this review, the current state of vaccine development against human severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, focusing on recently published data is assessed. We discuss which strategies have been assessed immunologically and which have been evaluated in SARS coronavirus challenge models. We discuss inactivated...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.Expert Rev Vaccines. 2009;8(7):887-898. AbstractIn this review, the current state of vaccine development against human severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, focusing on recently published data is assessed. We discuss which strategies have been assessed immunologically and which have been evaluated in SARS coronavirus challenge models. We discuss inactivated...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>>>The growing popularity using anesthetic nitrous oxide recreationally is linked to an upsurge in young people presenting to the hospital with neurologic complaints.In a case series, investigators at Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Heerlen, the Netherlands, report an increase in young patients presenting with polyneuropathy or subacute spinal cord degeneration — common side effects of...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>>>The growing popularity using anesthetic nitrous oxide recreationally is linked to an upsurge in young people presenting to the hospital with neurologic complaints.In a case series, investigators at Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Heerlen, the Netherlands, report an increase in young patients presenting with polyneuropathy or subacute spinal cord degeneration — common side effects of...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's .Every day when Cliff Willmeng, RN, got home from a shift in the emergency department (ED), he took off his scrubs in a spot in the garage delineated with red duct tape, a spot his kids knew not to walk through. Then he raced through his house in his underwear, delaying hugs to his kids, heading straight to the...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's .Every day when Cliff Willmeng, RN, got home from a shift in the emergency department (ED), he took off his scrubs in a spot in the garage delineated with red duct tape, a spot his kids knew not to walk through. Then he raced through his house in his underwear, delaying hugs to his kids, heading straight to the...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Recent use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may reduce the treatment response to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)–assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even if patients are no longer taking SSRIs.Pooled data from four phase 2 trials reveal that patients with recent SSRI exposure were significantly more likely to continue to meet PTSD...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Recent use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may reduce the treatment response to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)–assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even if patients are no longer taking SSRIs.Pooled data from four phase 2 trials reveal that patients with recent SSRI exposure were significantly more likely to continue to meet PTSD...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Before embarking on a 36-hour tour through an underground of contractors and middlemen trying to make a buck on the nation's desperate need for masks, entrepreneur Robert Stewart Jr. offered an unusual caveat."I'm talking with you against the advice of my attorney," the man in the shiny gray suit, an American...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Before embarking on a 36-hour tour through an underground of contractors and middlemen trying to make a buck on the nation's desperate need for masks, entrepreneur Robert Stewart Jr. offered an unusual caveat."I'm talking with you against the advice of my attorney," the man in the shiny gray suit, an American...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>>>Plasma exchange (PE) with albumin replacement may be effective for slowing down symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD), new research suggests.Results from the phase 2b/3 AMBAR study showed that the treatment, which aims to remove amyloid beta (Aβ) from plasma, was associated with a 60% decrease in functional and cognitive decline in patients with moderate AD.Dr Antonio PáezThe...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>>>Plasma exchange (PE) with albumin replacement may be effective for slowing down symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD), new research suggests.Results from the phase 2b/3 AMBAR study showed that the treatment, which aims to remove amyloid beta (Aβ) from plasma, was associated with a 60% decrease in functional and cognitive decline in patients with moderate AD.Dr Antonio PáezThe...WW…