Today's Health News
USPSTF Advises Fluoride Dental Varnish for Young Children
Fluoride supplementation recommended for children 6 months and older if water supply does not contain enough fluoride
FDA Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer Vaccine for Those Aged 12 to 15
Vaccination side effects comparable to those seen in trial participants ages 16 to 25 years
Gene Therapy Promising for SCID Due to ADA Deficiency
High overall, event-free survival seen at 24 and 36 months for severe combined immunodeficiency due to ADA deficiency
Antibody Response Lags After Second Vaccine Dose in Transplant Recipients
Fifty-four percent of solid organ transplant recipients had antibody response after two doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine
Depot Buprenorphine Improves Outcomes in Opioid Dependence
Improvement seen in treatment satisfaction and several secondary end points for depot buprenorphine versus sublingual buprenorphine
Blacks, Hispanics Underrepresented in U.S. Surgical Leadership
Little progress made in increasing diversity for leadership positions in academic surgery in the U.S. from 2013 to 2019
Vaccination Rates Low Among Lupus Patients on Medicaid
Acute care use for vaccine-preventable illnesses potentially could be avoided with greater use of outpatient care, vaccination in SLE patients
Risks for Suicide, Self-Harm Up for Adult ICU Survivors
Factors include previous depression or anxiety, previous PTSD, invasive mechanical ventilation
Guidance Issued for Managing CVST After COVID-19 Vaccination
CVST with thrombocytopenia reported after COVID-19 vaccine with adenoviral vector; management similar to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
USPSTF Advises Applying Fluoride Dental Varnish for Young Children
Fluoride supplementation recommended for children 6 months and older if water supply does not contain enough fluoride