COVID-19 breakthrough infections and the omicron variant: What to know now
The number of breakthrough COVID-19 infections continues to climb, both in the United States and around the world. Many are now due to the omicron variant, as opposed to the delta variant, which still accounted for more than 90% of all documented COVID-19 infections in the U.S. as recently as mid-December.
So, what does this mean, from a practical standpoint? Is it okay to send your kids back to school after the holiday break?...
The latest on COVID-19’s omicron variant: What’s changed?
Updated Dec. 23, 2021
The omicron variant has now overtaken the delta variant in the United States as the predominant strain of...
COVID-19’s omicron variant: What we know now
The omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 was first identified in South Africa in late November and has since become...
Radioactive iodine therapy: 9 things to know
Radioactive iodine therapy has been used in the treatment of thyroid cancer since the early 1940s. But how does it work? Which patients need it? And how has its use changed over the years?
To learn more about this highly effective and well-established tool, we spoke with Jeena Varghese, M.D., who specializes in endocrine tumors.
What is radioactive iodine therapy?
Radioactive iodine therapy is a radiopharmaceutical...
