Medical News & Updates

FDA Resources for Patients – Resources to help patients and caregivers cope with the COVID-19 pandemic

Hand Sanitizers and COVID-19 – Answers from FDA on common questions about hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap 

Hand Sanitizer and Safety – FDA information regarding use of hand sanitizer and hygiene for consumers 

Face Masks – CDC's comprehensive guide to different types of masks and who should wear them

Cloth Face Masks – CDC information regarding use of cloth face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19

How to Protect Yourself – Tips on how to protect yourself and what to do if you're sick   

Know the Symptoms  – List of symptoms and a self-checker 

Patients & Caregivers Guide to Expanded Access – Detailed guide to help patients and caregivers understand the process of accessing investigational drugs when a clinical trial is not an option

CDC's COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit – CDC's parental guidance for serving children and young people's mental health challenges and well-being

UV Lights and Lamps: Ultraviolet-C Radiation, Disinfection, and Coronavirus –  FDA provides answers to consumers’ questions about the use of UV lamps for disinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic

Antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) – FDA Approves First Treatment for COVID-19

Blood Purification Device Authorized – FDA authorizes blood purification system to treat patients 18 and older with COVID-19

Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine –  FDA revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine

Convalescent Plasma –  FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma as potential Promising COVID–19 treatment

Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program (CTAP) – Special emergency program created by FDA to expedite the availability of potentially safe and effective life-saving treatments

Emergency Use Authorizations – Lists current and terminated EUAs that make available diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices to diagnose and respond to public health emergencies

Expanded Access Navigator Guide for Healthcare Providers – Detailed guide to help physicians and healthcare providers request and manage access to  investigational treatments outside of a clinical trial

Guidance for IRBs and Clinical Investigators –  Institutional Review Board (IRB) Review of individual patient expanded access requests for investigational drugs and biological products during the COVID-19 public health emergency

Guidance for Industry, Investigators, and Institutional Review Boards – FDA guidance on conduct of clinical trials of medical products during COVID-19 public health emergency

Hospital Beds, Stretchers, and Mattresses – FDA FAQs to address questions related to design, evaluation, labeling, and marketing 

Laboratory Safety – Guidance on workflow safety concerns of laboratory personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic

Management of Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19 –  CDC's guidance for Public Health Management of Healthcare Workers Exposed to or with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: non-U.S. Healthcare Settings

Medical Devices and the COVID-19 Pandemic – Information from FDA on diagnostic tests, ventilators, and personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, face shields, respirators, gowns, and gloves

Medical Gloves for COVID-19 – Information from FDA on manufacturing, purchasing, importing, and donating gloves during the public health emergency

Testing Healthcare Personnel for SARS-CoV-2 – CDC summary of considerations and recommendations regarding testing healthcare personnel (HCP) for SARS-CoV-2.

Therapuetic Emergency Use Authorization – Details the FDA-issued EUA allowing distribution of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate from the Strategic National Stockpile for certain hospitalized patients with COVID-19 

Treatment Guidelines – NIH key updates to COVID-19 treatment guidelines

Treatment Summary Recommendations – NIH recommendations for care of critically ill patients with COVID-19

UV Lights and Lamps: Ultraviolet-C Radiation, Disinfection, and Coronavirus –  FDA provides answers to consumers’ questions about the use of UV lamps for disinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic

Personal Protective Equipment:

Revised EUA for Respirators –  FDA reissues Emergency Use Authorizations revising which types of respirators can be decontaminated for reuse

EUA to Detcontaminate Respirators – FDA's Emergency Use Authorization to decontaminate millions of n95 respirators

Mask and Gown Shortage FAQs – Answers to frequently asked questions on shortages of surgical masks and gowns

Masks and N95 Respirators – Information about the use of N95 vs surgical or face masks

Medical Devices and the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic – Information from FDA on diagnostic tests, ventilators, and personal protective equipment (PPE)—including masks, face shields, respirators, gowns, and gloves

Medical Glove Conservation Strategies – Letter from FDA to healthcare providers on potential shortages of surgeons' gloves and patient examination gloves

PPE basics – CDC's overview of who should use PPE and how to use it

PPE Conservation – Strategies to conserve PPE and other resources

Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter from FDA to healthcare providers recommending conservation strategies for a range of need and supply levels

Facepiece respirators – Letter from FDA to healthcare providers advising that certain filtering facepiece respirators from China may not provide consistent and adequate respiratory protection to health care personnel exposed to COVID-19