Seven days in medicine: 14-20 September 2022

Covid-19End of pandemic is “in sight,” WHO announces“We are not there yet. But the end is in sight,” said the World Health Organization’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at a virtual press conference. Weekly reported deaths from covid-19 were the lowest since March 2020. Releasing six policy briefs outlining actions for all governments to take now “to finish the race,” he called for states to invest in vaccinating 100% of the most at-risk groups, including health workers, to keep testing and sequencing for SARS-CoV-2, and to integrate surveillance and testing services for all respiratory diseases.1EczemaBiological therapy is “effective in young children”A monoclonal antibody is safe and effective in treating very young children with uncontrolled atopic dermatitis, a study in the Lancet has shown.2 The randomised controlled trial of 162 patients aged 6 months to 6 years found that dupilumab improved the severity of the condition, reducing skin itch and pain…
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