How Long Are Kids With COVID Infectious?

The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include kids’ COVID infectious duration, metformin and dementia risk, and the mpox vaccine. After taking the quiz, scroll down in your browser window to find the correct answers and explanations, as well as links to the original articles.

Artificial Intelligence related patent filings increased in the pharmaceutical industry in Q2 2023

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Summit Therapeutics vs. Merck: Prepping for a big lung cancer study reveal

Let’s set the table for Sunday’s presentation of the lung cancer immunotherapy trial known as HARMONi-2. Last June, Summit Therapeutics created a lot of buzz

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Life in a rural ‘ambulance desert’ means sometimes help isn’t on the way

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