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And, CDC has scheduled a new emergency hearing on the safety of J&J vaccine for April 23

In addition to increased risk for death, hospital and ICU lengths of stay are longer

o,p'-DDT exposure in normal-weight, but not overweight or obese, grandmothers linked to obesity in granddaughters

Clinical indication and individual risk factors linked to breast cancer detection and could help triage mammography use

About 43 percent of patients who receive anti-PD1 therapy for advanced melanoma have chronic immune-related adverse effects

Stress-related brain activity tied to higher risk for developing Takotsubo syndrome

Future increase in morbidity and mortality rates likely as younger generations age

Those with severe mental illness also less likely to receive revascularization

Evidence-based guidelines address diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment, including early multidisciplinary care team involvement

Neutralizing antibody titer is higher after one dose of mRNA vaccine than after two vaccine doses in previously uninfected persons

No difference seen in change in depression scores at six weeks for psilocybin plus placebo versus psilocybin plus escitalopram

Discontinuation of oxytocin may lead to small increase in rate of cesarean section, decrease in fetal heart rate abnormalities

Children with neurological involvement have higher peak inflammatory markers, are more likely to be ventilated

B-cell repopulation occurs more often in African American versus White patients between six and 12 months after anti-CD20 infusion

Findings independent of socioeconomic characteristics, onset age, and other related disorders

Cortical thinning partially mediates the association between neighborhood-level disadvantage and cognitive decline

Increased risks for anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder especially high during first two years after diagnosis

Nonpharmaceutical interventions to reduce COVID-19 associated with reduction in admissions for COPD, asthma

Consuming more than 50 mg of caffeine per day (the amount in about half a cup of coffee) linked to lower birth weight

Emergency department visits were 25 percent lower during December 2020 to January 2021 versus one year earlier

However, mammography and colonoscopy rates rebounded substantially by the end of July

Increase largely driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

New data are the first to indicate how effective COVID-19 vaccines are in real life

Advisers to the CDC say they do not have enough information or time to recommend how to proceed and they will meet again within 10 days

Among women, suicide incidence was higher among nurses than the general population, with relative risk of 1.99

Evidence insufficient to ascertain benefits and harms of screening for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults

Second study shows no change in symptoms, disease duration, reinfection rates with B.1.1.7, but reveals multiplicative increase in R₁

Geographic and temporal differences ID'd in racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalization levels during 2020

Infected adults regularly meeting physical activity guidelines have lower risk for hospitalization, death

Animal foods, sugar, processed foods tied to inflammatory gut microbiome, while plant-based foods tied to anti-inflammatory microbes

Authors say that it is important for providers to assess sleep patterns in patients with schizophrenia

Workers in construction, manufacturing jobs may be more susceptible to carpal tunnel than those working in office jobs

Hazard ratio for mortality was 1.75 for community-dwelling adults aged 40 to 85 years colonized with MRSA

Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor well tolerated in children aged 6 through 11 years with cystic fibrosis and at least one F508del-CFTR allele

Obesity associated with an estimated excess annual medical cost of $1,861 per person among U.S. adults

Compared with prepandemic period, increases seen in risk for firearm injuries in young children and injuries inflicted by young children

In 2019, nearly 2.5 million Americans had an infection of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis

Company also says vaccine is 95 percent effective against severe cases of the disease

Ban forced Planned Parenthood out of the federal family planning program called Title X

Agency said it will assess the science, set maximum acceptable levels, and monitor baby food makers' compliance

Reports document 16 reactions in young European patients following first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine

Most neonates fed unpasteurized expressed breast milk until discharge; 85 percent were breastfed postdischarge

Higher levels of leisure time, but not occupational, physical activity associated with decreased risk for cardiovascular events, death

Significant reduction found in risk for disease progression/death for C+R versus placebo and rituximab

Better work environment associated with fewer readmissions and shorter length of stay

Concurrent rise seen in fall-related mortality in older adults in the United States from 1999 to 2017

Diagnosis of TES requires exposure to repetitive head injury, core features of cognitive impairment/neurobehavioral dysregulation

Lower risk seen for major CVD, mortality with a minimal fish intake of 175 g (approximately two servings) weekly in those with vascular disease

Recommendation strong for screening average-risk individuals from age 50 to 75 years; recommendation conditional for screening from age 45 years

The six cases involved a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and occurred in women between the ages of 18 and 48 years

Authors recommend postponing surgery for patients with positive preoperative COVID-19 test result

From 2005 to 2014, the ratio of Medicare reimbursements for hospital charges compared with surgeon charges has increased

Agency says wild animals 'are the source of more than 70 percent of all emerging infectious diseases in humans'

Decision means that health care providers in some states will be able to prescribe mifepristone via telemedicine and mail the pills to patients

Two people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported

The GI Genius identifies 'regions of interest' in real time to help clinicians determine where further assessment may be needed

Most common were delayed large local reactions, followed by local injection site reactions, urticarial eruptions, morbilliform eruptions

However, anticoagulation cuts risk for major thromboembolic events by 46 percent

Response is lower than for individuals without kidney disease, and age affects response regardless of medical conditions

Ban could reduce the number of melanoma cases and decrease lifetime health care costs, despite compliance costs

Vaccine well tolerated in 13 patients; vaccine showed potential benefit in patients with solid tumors, multiple myeloma in phase 1 trial

But adherence to healthy lifestyle not associated with decreased risk for overall prostate cancer

Increased exposure linked to significantly increased rates of incident keratinocyte carcinoma, melanoma in adults ≥66 years

Mortality risk lower with PDE5i treatment versus alprostadil treatment; similar links seen for MI, heart failure, CV mortality risks

Heartburn, regurgitation symptoms, particularly daytime regurgitation/reflux, may help identify patients with rumination syndrome

Currently, the FDA allows the Pfizer vaccine to be given to people 16 years and older

Acute CRAO is a medical emergency and patients should be immediately triaged to an emergency department

Drug company will ask FDA to expand the drug's EUA to allow it to be given for preventive purposes in 'appropriate populations'

Fakespot, which identifies online retail scams, has pinpointed hundreds of different sellers of fake vaccination cards since the start of the year

Effectiveness of one vaccine at preventing symptomatic infections was found to be as low as 50.4 percent by researchers in Brazil

Greater efforts needed to increase diversity in health care professions

Decrease seen despite concerns there would be more suicides due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Risk reduction even greater for obesity-related cancers

And, North Carolina has stopped administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines after at least 26 people experienced adverse reactions

Prescription rates for psychotropic drugs during adolescence, young adulthood higher with preterm birth versus birth at term

Female recipient received lung tissue donated by her husband and son

Unmarried, less-educated patients less likely to receive autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation

Agency says the risk for contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is less than 1 in 10,000

Age, sex, smoking status, 10-year atherosclerotic risk score, and natriuretic peptide concentrations tied to future cancer risk

Switch to tenofovir alafenamide linked to increase in body weight, development of obesity, worsening of serum lipid levels

Researchers found dietary advice from providers to be inconsistent

Neutralizing antibody titers significantly lower in those older than 55 years versus those 18 to 55 years of age

No associations seen for disease susceptibility, severity, or outcomes for either White populations or diverse populations

Higher death rates seen in 2020 versus same time period in 2017 to 2019 among patients who were on dialysis or had a functioning transplant

Authors say reductions in in-hospital mortality likely due to new therapies and improvements in clinical management of patients with SARS-CoV-2

Estimated incidence of neurological or psychiatric diagnosis was 33.62 percent among 236,379 patients

Diabetes linked to increased risks for primary outcome of cardiovascular death, MI, stroke and secondary outcomes

Death rate was higher among non-Hispanic Blacks; 72.4 percent of excess deaths were attributed to COVID-19

Reduction in fat gain not seen in overall cohort, but stratified analysis showed benefit among those overweight, obese at baseline

Dual sensory impairment, but not single sensory impairment, associated with increased prevalence of dementia

Research will also address biological mechanism causing the reactions and whether there is a way to predict risk

The dose to elicit an allergic reaction in 1 percent of patients with peanut allergies is 0.052 mg of peanut protein

Consumers who were already enrolled at the beginning of this year are also entitled to the increased financial aid

T cell oral vaccine targets the globe in the middle of the virus, a part less prone to mutation

Only 7 percent of respondents said COVID-19 had motivated them to have a conversation with loved ones about their wishes if they became severely ill

Most common cancers will be breast, melanoma, and lung, while most common cause of cancer-related death will remain lung

Officials warn of fourth wave of COVID-19 cases this spring due to emergence of more contagious variants. easing of social distancing

Referrals took less than 90 seconds and increased 26-fold with staff usage of Quit Connect protocol

More than 450 medical device reports of patient infections, potential contamination recorded from Jan. 1, 2017, to Feb. 20, 2021

Data of limited quantity and quality suggest benefit from early interventions, with medium effect size for motor development

During recent survey period, trust in the CDC dropped about 10 percent

Under the ban, doctors cannot provide gender-confirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers, or surgery to anyone younger than 18 years

Variant has two mutations that help the virus attach to cells and has been driving a surge of COVID-19 cases in India

Lowest proportion of severe manifestations seen in patients aged 0 to 4 years, but 44.3 percent admitted for intensive care

CCI use still low but associated with significant decline in in-hospital mortality over time

The observed IgG transfer ratio demonstrates an infant antibody level about equal to maternal level

Former cigarette smokers have the highest levels of intention to quit and interest in quitting vaping

Review of 33 studies, including seven monitoring methods, shows no benefit from newer strategies

Rebound followed decrease in April 2020 versus prepandemic April 2019 level; rebound lower for Hispanic, Asian women

AKI seen in 14 percent of patients treated with antibiotic-loaded bone cement spacer after resection of periprosthetic joint infection

Interval cancer rate 1.6 per 1,000 women screened with DBT compared with 2.8 per 1,000 women screened with digital mammography

Individuals with higher SAT index had lower risks for mortality, while higher IMAT index linked to higher mortality risk

EU agency experts reviewed several dozen cases and determined that such clots are 'very rare' side effects of the vaccine

During follow-up, patients had increased risk for all-cause mortality

Number of people who will be eligible is not known and neither is the program's cost

However, authors warn that stagnation and possible increase in more recent years may indicate reversal of trend

Physician, patient requests account for almost one-third of branded dispensing

Researchers found that vaccination rates among adults reduced rates of infection among children younger than 16 years

Findings regardless of geography or comorbidities and translate to 1.5 pounds per month

Incidence of COVID-19 infection extremely low among fully vaccinated health care workers

Gayle Smith's duties will include harnessing U.S. knowledge and resources to increase COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution worldwide

However, more adverse events seen with auricular acupuncture versus electroacupuncture

So far, patient has not had any complications or signs of rejection

Readmissions and emergency department use reduced among hospitalized adults with comorbid substance use disorder

CDC has asked Walgreens to use the recommended three-week period between doses

However, transient loneliness compared with no loneliness during middle age appears to lower dementia risk

However, habitual exercise reduces risk for type 2 diabetes regardless of level of exposure to particulate matter air pollution

At 15 years after detention, 52.3 and 30.9 percent of men and women had one or more psychiatric disorders

Patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 test had higher 30-day incidence of hospital-associated, but not outpatient, VTE

Findings seen for both video and telephone cardiovascular care visits compared with pre-COVID-19 in-person visits

Spike-specific IgG antibody levels and ACE2 antibody binding inhibition responses similar to those in infection-naive after two doses

Twenty-five percent experienced CVD event during follow-up; risk up for ß-blocker use but not with calcium channel blockers, diuretics

Three-fourths of children losing a parent to COVID-19 are teens; Black children disproportionately affected

Lack of child care tied to consideration of leaving the workforce, lessening hours

Reduction in lower-acuity emergency department visits was offset by increase in urgent care center costs

Higher intake of unprocessed red meat, poultry not tied to increased risks for mortality, major cardiovascular disease

Tribe currently averaging about 11 new cases a day, compared with a peak of 250 in late November

Progression-free survival significantly longer with tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone

Father's financial obligation would include a pregnant woman's health insurance premiums and any pregnancy-related medical costs

Increase in prolonged length of stay for pediatric mental health ED visits; no change in LOS for non-mental health visits

Other proposals in the plan expected to be unveiled Monday include frequent mass testing with at-home test kits

And passage of antibodies through the placenta and breastmilk appears to confer immunity to newborns

Two microsimulation models used to examine cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination for U.S. women and men aged 30 to 45 years

Costs of treatment and prevention could potentially be offset by cutting direct medical costs, authors say

Declines seen regardless of service type, setting, or specialty, and state or region

However, social distancing, mask-wearing, and hand-washing precautions should still be taken

New study finds B.1.1.7 variant is 40 to 50 percent more transmissible than versions of the virus that were previously dominant

Britain's medical regulatory agency has received 30 reports of clotting events after people were vaccinated

Company expects to begin shipping the 15-dose vials within weeks

The 'We Can Do This' campaign creates a 'community corps' of public health, athletic, faith, and other groups to spread the word about vaccines

From 2009 to 2019, increase in OD deaths involving cocaine and opioids faster than for those involving cocaine with no opioids

Reduced thickness of melanoma lesions seen for patients receiving routine skin cancer screening, education about self-exam

May be the result of treatment postponements and deferrals that were common at the beginning of the pandemic

All-cause mortality rate 1.3 percent; 30-day readmission rate 8.5 percent among 621 patients discharged on home oxygen

Rate ratios significantly higher in 11 cities; Black-White rate ratio about three times higher in Washington, D.C., than national rate ratio

Increases in visceral adipose tissue associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in the internal carotid artery

Historical collection shows nonossifying fibromas detected in asymptomatic children had resolved in 37 percent at time of last radiograph

Risk partially mitigated by buprenorphine treatment

First-trimester cardiovascular risk factors also tied to hypertension years after delivery

Survey suggests robotic system perceived as useful; patients report satisfaction with triage interview using mobile robotic system

Nonconvulsive seizures detected in 9.6 percent of patients with COVID-19 needing clinically indicated electroencephalogram monitoring

COVID-19 reported as underlying or contributing cause of death for 11.3 percent of deaths in 2020

Insurance status is dominant factor linked to service use; use of nine of 10 services lower for uninsured

Companies also announced that the vaccine is safe and effective in children as young as 12

Situation will not impact doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine currently being delivered and used across the United States

FlexHD and AlloMax brands lead to significantly higher rates of implant removal, reoperations, and infection within two years

Findings seen in two large cohorts from United Kingdom; strongest protective association seen with wine consumption

Reclassification of hypertension status could also identify more women at risk for preeclampsia, adverse fetal/neonatal events

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Patients with COVID-19 also had significantly elevated rates of respiratory disease, diabetes, CVD compared with controls

Disease-free survival significantly longer in patients with resected esophageal, gastroesophageal junction cancer

Occurrence of acute ischemic stroke in COVID-19 is associated with increased risk for requiring long-term care

Semaglutide superior when used as an adjunct to intensive behavioral therapy and initial low-calorie diet among obese, overweight adults without diabetes

Increase seen in stillbirth and maternal deaths, surgically managed ectopic pregnancies, and maternal depression

Test provides results in about 15 minutes and 'will be simple, even for people who have never tested themselves'

Inability to obtain lower-risk products drove some to turn to more readily available cigarettes

Workplace factors not linked to seropositivity for health care personnel

Percentage of patients with ACR20 response significantly higher with upadicitinib versus placebo at week 12

Decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance at 24 weeks greater with sotatercept versus placebo for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Vaccine triggered immune responses that were even more robust than those seen in young adults

Higher physical activity related to slower APOE ε4-related cognitive decline in early Parkinson disease

Parents also report methods to improve mental health largely work

Findings seen among adults 50 years and older in 2017 to 2018; prevalence of osteoporosis increased since 2007-2008 in women, not men

Linear trend identified between lower absolute cognitive scores in the NTG versus HTG cohort, but association not significant

Odds of metabolic syndrome reduced with adherence to guidelines; odds lowest for adherence to both guidelines

But no improvement in visual acuity seen with aflibercept versus sham for eyes with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

20 percent relative reduction in TB cases reported to the CDC National Tuberculosis Surveillance System compared with 2019

Up to one-third of patients affected by anxiety symptoms and one-fourth affected by depression symptoms

21.1 percent had incidental findings; in 3.7 and 0.2 percent, nonurgent and urgent referral, respectively, were recommended

Odds of classifying chest radiographs as negative for findings of pneumoconiosis increased when physician was hired by employer

Risks for ischemic stroke or systemic embolism, major bleeding events lower with DOACs overall as a class versus warfarin

Evidence suggests that most patients with penicillin allergy history could safely receive cefazolin for surgical prophylaxis

Exercise addiction fell following lockdown, but post-COVID-19 lockdown, exercise rates increased

Estimated mRNA vaccine effectiveness 90 percent for full immunization, 80 percent for partial immunization

Flu and other common infections down 80 percent compared with similar time periods in previous years

Risk for recurrent coronary heart disease up for those working ≥55 hours/week; linear risk increase seen after 40 hours/week

As of Sunday, the seven-day average of new virus cases was about 63,000

Abecma indicated for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four previous types of therapy