The retailer said it had redirected shipments of the masks to health care providers and emergency responders.
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally — The U.S. Response to Covid-19
Covid-19 has exposed major weaknesses in the United States’ federalist system of public health governance, which divides powers among the…
Covid-19 and Health Care’s Digital Revolution
In the face of the Covid-19 outbreak, Americans are waking up to the limitations of their analogue health care system.…
Flattening the Curve for Incarcerated Populations — Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons
Because of policies of mass incarceration over the past four decades, the United States has incarcerated more people than any…
Creating a Framework for Conducting Randomized Clinical Trials during Disease Outbreaks
Conducting trials of novel interventions during infectious disease emergencies, such as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, is increasingly recognized as important…
Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in U.S. Hospitalized Patients, 2012–2017
Antibiotic drug resistance is a major public health problem. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published…
Antimicrobial Resistance — The Glass Is Half Full
With news on many fronts seeming to get inexorably worse, it is worth pausing to raise our glasses to celebrate…
Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria by U.S. International Travelers
To the Editor: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a global public health threat, and there is geographic variability in the prevalence of…
Investigation of the impact of the NICE guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis during invasive dental procedures on the incidence of infective endocarditis in England: an electronic health records study
Infective endocarditis is an uncommon but serious infection, where evidence for giving antibiotic prophylaxis before invasive dental procedures is inconclusive.…