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Sajid Javid Has “Worsened” Prospect of All Freedoms Being Returned on July 19th, Says Steve Baker

Sajid Javid has "worsened" the prospect of all restrictions ending on July 19th by being ambiguous over whether guidelines on social distancing and testing will be lifted, says the Chairman of the Covid Recover Group.
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Sharing a Room With an Infant can Help Guard Against SIDS

In a policy statement released October 24, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants should sleep in the same room as parents to lower the risk of sleep-related deaths. [1]
The group, which offers guidance on child-rearing, says that newborns should be placed to sleep in their parents’ bedroom on a separate, firm surface, such as a crib or bassinet, for at least the first 6 months of life and, ideally, the first full year.

Untreatable-Gonorrhea Hits Spotlight While WHO Issues New Treatment Guidelines

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines for treating gonorrhea that reflect the looming threat posed by antibiotic resistance.
Under the U.N. health agency’s new directives, gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), should no longer be treated with a class of antibiotics called quinolones, because quinolone-resistant strains of the disease have emerged all over the world. [1]

Not Everyone is Happy With the CDC’s Recently Updated Opioid Guidelines

Earlier this year the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) responded to the growing opioid addiction epidemic in the U.S. by issuing new recommendations for health care providers who prescribe the painkillers for chronic pain.
The guidelines were published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).