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Genetic study reveals link between Polynesian ancestry and higher risk for obesity, T2DM, heart failure in Native Hawaiians

Cough, rhinorrhea not predictive of positive test; anosmia/ageusia, nausea/vomiting, headache, fever were most predictive

Decrease in alcohol consumption, easier diabetes control perception were factors associated with better glycemic control

California will be the third state to compensate victims of the so-called eugenics movement that peaked in the 1930s

Patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 more likely to be Hispanic, report Spanish as primary language

No SARS-CoV-2 detected in postmortem samples, but brain may be susceptible to microvascular damage

Rachel Levine is expected to be in charge of Health and Human Services offices and programs nationwide

Average reproduction number reduced by 9 percent with 10-fold increase in ratio of tests to new cases

Increased risk compared with general population likely due to nulliparity among ART-treated women; risk not increased versus subfertile women

Mortality significantly higher for patients receiving care after kidney transplant in Medicare only, dual care

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

Those with higher grit scores were significantly less likely to report burnout, thoughts of attrition, suicidal thoughts

90 percent of repeat positive tests ≥60 days from initial diagnosis are not consistent with true recurrence

Prophylactic antibiotic therapy should be given within 72 hours of identified high-risk tick bite

Pandemic-related disruptions to education, employment, finances tied to serious distress

In propensity score-matched cohort, no increase seen in in-hospital mortality, critical care admission, requirement for ventilation

Likelihood increased for history of congestive heart failure and stroke and reporting current depressive symptoms

Shorter obstructive interval and female age associated with achieving pregnancy

HIV prevention advocates say the new guidance is a game changer

Most common medication was gabapentin, which was linked to 33.0 percent of polypharmacy-days

Survey of nearly 5,000 young adults reveals link between job insecurity and self-reported anxiety, depression

Vaccine could become the dominant form of inoculation because at $3 to $4 a dose, it is a fraction of the cost of other vaccines

Health law provides about 23 million people with health insurance, prevents discrimination against preexisting conditions

Increased risk for serious childhood infection following elective, emergency cesarean section persisted to five years

The United States is now delivering an average of 2.17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines a day

Overdose-related cardiac arrests sharply increased during April 2020, followed by subsequent decrease

Improved outcomes, including more organ support-free days, reduced mortality, seen with tocilizumab, sarilumab

A South African variant that is also more contagious has not been detected in the United States yet

Among patients who have in-hospital acute kidney injury, those with AKI tied to COVID-19 have faster rate of decrease in eGFR after discharge

Greater efforts needed to increase diversity in health care professions

However, protection against repeat infection 47.1 percent among those aged 65 years and older

Treatment with EPA-DHA or vitamin D₃ supplement versus placebo results in no significant difference in incident atrial fibrillation over five years

Global health activists note that patent holders must also share technical know-how and personnel

Repair recommended for patients with asymptomatic PAA ≥20 mm in diameter to cut risk for thromboembolic complications, limb loss

Few children or day care center staff had SARS-CoV-2 infection during lockdown; seropositive children more likely exposed at home

Agency outlines how inspections of cruise ships will be conducted during simulated and restricted passenger voyages

Associations seen for shift work, irregular or permanent shift work, day-shift work, irregular or permanent night-shift work

Risk for surgical site infection not increased for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis after cord clamping versus before incision

Fruit-snack after breakfast linked to lower all-cause, cancer mortality risks; starchy snacks linked to higher all-cause, CVD mortality risks

Those who have clinically recovered but continue to test positive on RT-PCR after the requisite isolation seem not to be infectious to others

However, unknown variants of the virus could still emerge and be resistant to existing vaccines

Once operations resumed, decrease seen in new patients screened, proportion of suspicious nodules increased

Company also plans to apply to the FDA this month for full approval of the vaccine for use in people ages 16 to 85 years

Among middle-aged Hispanic adults, longer time to fall asleep tied to later global decline

However, interest in getting the vaccine has risen, with 71 percent of Americans now willing to be vaccinated

Patients reported travel to Brazil within 14 days prior to symptom onset; genome sequencing confirmed specimens to be P.1 variant

Decision came after a new state of emergency was declared in the city due to a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases

For adults hospitalized in Spain with COVID-19, treatment with statins associated with lower COVID-19-related mortality

But no differences between intervention and control groups seen for weight loss or glycemic control in adults with uncontrolled diabetes

Among adults with atrial fibrillation, warfarin use linked to increased odds of knee, hip replacement versus direct oral anticoagulants

In patients with critical findings identified on neuroimaging, most common comorbidities were hypertension, diabetes

Effective discrimination achieved with 73-variable model, seven-variable logistic regression model in early pregnancy

Findings seen in preclinical studies of mice, survival data from patients receiving PD-(L)1 blockade for GBM

COVID-19-related myocarditis profiled from 42 cases reported in articles published from December 2019 through January 5, 2021