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Sensitivity 64.2 and 35.8 percent for specimens from symptomatic and asymptomatic persons, with near 100 percent specificity

Mortality increased when COVID-19 ICU demand was >75 to 100 percent for patients treated in COVID-19 ICU

More than 90 percent of those with ASD with suicide attempt, suicide had another comorbid condition

Score has been developed and validated that includes eight independent predictors of grade 3 to 5 chemotherapy toxicity

No gender difference seen in personal attacks; women significantly more likely to report online sexual harassment

Levine is secretary of health for Pennsylvania and is currently leading the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Redesign of decision pathways from opt-in to opt-out results in increase in referrals for cardiac rehabilitation

Substantial myopic shift and increased prevalence of myopia seen among children aged 6, 7, 8 years

Incentivizing physicians to improve access to after-hours care reduces some less-urgent visits to emergency department

Anesthesiologists play key role on multidisciplinary team to optimize perioperative brain health in older adults

Small randomized trial shows similar infection rates, more diarrhea with antibiotic versus placebo after endoscopic sinus surgery

Largest decreases seen among high-risk populations, including men, older patients, patients with prostate and lung cancer

Authors find that perioperative venous thromboembolism rarely occurs, regardless of suspension of hormone therapy prior to surgery

Risk for death reduced with higher versus lower levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG, but only in patients not receiving mechanical ventilation

However, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine calls for lactating women to be included in trials

Majority of parents say peers would understand teens' problems better than adults

Behavioral and pharmacotherapy interventions, alone or in combination, recommended; evidence insufficient for e-cigarettes

Majority of patients, physicians report satisfaction with virtual care

Panel finds there were 'lost opportunities' to establish basic public health measures early in the pandemic

Biden administration has said it will not be lifting restrictions on international travel

Current smokers have increased risk for reporting classic symptoms, more than five symptoms, more than 10 symptoms

Blacks, women, and conservatives more hesitant in the United States

Researchers explore possible anti-inflammatory effects of mesenchymal stem cells in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Significant association between dietary fiber intake and prevalence of depression seen for premenopausal, but not postmenopausal, women

Stopping therapy tied to lower risk for dialysis, but higher risk for cardiovascular events and death

Response was low but higher with naltrexone-bupropion than placebo during 12-week, two-stage trial

Colorectal cancer test receipt near target in 2018, with 66.9 percent of adults aged 50 to 75 years up to date with testing

Significant association found between low cardiorespiratory fitness at mean age of 18.3 years and psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis among men

Life expectancy at birth reduced by 1.13 years to 77.48 years; reductions greater for Blacks, Latinos versus Whites

Men in postguideline cohort had lower risk for requiring any repeat postvasectomy semen analysis

Reductions seen in incidence of primary care-recorded depression, anxiety disorders, first antidepressant prescribing in United Kingdom

Decline in language function, but not episodic memory, seen for primary progressive aphasia associated with Alzheimer disease

Team from Public Health England analyzed data from months of regular testing of health care workers

Referrals to acute heart failure team decreased; corresponding increase seen in 30-day case fatality rate

22 percent experienced 'flat denial,' when the option of no reconstruction after mastectomy was not initially offered

Large clinically important improvements observed in weight loss, triglycerides, and insulin sensitivity, which decreased at 12 months

Undertreatment of cardiac conditions during COVID-19 pandemic tied to delayed excess mortality versus previous years

Rates of COVID-19 increased during June and July, followed by decline through mid-September, increase by late November

Colleges rapidly reduced the number of new infections, but many failed to control the spread beyond the campus

However, individual benefit shows large degree of variability

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

Trends for children tracked consistently with those of adults; incidence lower for children aged 0 to 10 years

Greater levels of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity linked to more intact white matter integrity in late life, lower odds of lacunar infarcts

45 percent of respondents met threshold for probable clinical significance on measures of depression, PTSD, anxiety, problem drinking

However, authors say amount of exercise needed may be more than current recommendations

News comes as Ohio State University researchers discover new variant of COVID-19 virus

First known cases of the novel coronavirus appeared in the city more than a year ago

Genetic susceptibility to smoking, assessed using polygenic risk score, is associated with increased risk for SAH

Exercise capacity improved, clinical worsening reduced for patients with pulmonary HTN due to interstitial lung disease

Patients with long versus short SBT exhibit greater microvascular obstruction; no association seen by door-to-balloon time

Lethal means counseling outperformed control at six months; cable locks outperformed control at three, six months

Use of a higher hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in anemic preterm infants does not lower risk for death, neurodevelopmental impairment

Women may receive more appropriate care than men with use of History, Electrocardiogram, Age, Risk factors, and Troponin (HEART) score

Adult-onset cancer survivors have greater risk for subsequent primary cancer; majority of these incidences are cancers associated with obesity or smoking

Follow-up visits increased for nonsurgical providers; however, new patient and follow-up surgical visits did decrease

Neutralizing antibodies detected in 90 percent or more of all participants on day 29 after the first vaccine dose

Passengers without proof of a negative test will not be allowed to board flights to America

Similar in-person rules for other medications have been suspended during the pandemic

Estimated rates of NAS, maternal opioid-related diagnoses increased from 2010 to 2017 in the U.S., with variation between states

Health officials also recommended COVID-19 vaccines be given to all adults with preexisting conditions

Women with pregnancy after versus before MS diagnosis have fewer children, at older age, with increased odds of C-section

Longitudinal declines seen in measures of learning, memory, attention/working memory domains in low-income women of color

Hazard ratio 1.16 for one drink per day; similar associations seen across types of alcohol

Non-Hispanic Blacks with T1DM and COVID-19 have nearly fourfold increased odds of presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis

Risk for cardiovascular disease decreases as accelerometer-measured moderate, vigorous, and total physical activity levels increase

Pooled relative risk of 0.988 for each increment of one cup of coffee per day revealed in meta-analysis of cohort studies

Obstetrician-gynecologists able to prescribe buprenorphine more likely located in the suburbs

Staffing more strongly tied to deaths than adherence to mandated sepsis care bundles

Incremental cost of $8,093 per additional detection found with nasopharyngeal swab among individuals without previous SARS-CoV-2

After six to 12 months of treatment with the drug, patients no longer had amyloid protein plaques

Strongest correlation seen for BREAST-Q psychosocial well-being, with 0.89 change per unit change in financial toxicity score

Pace of annual decline in lung cancer mortality increased from 2009-2013 to 2014-2018 for men, women, overall

California's Orange County plans to open more 'Super Point-of-Dispensing' sites soon

Second study shows reduction in cardiovascular diagnostic testing across the world during pandemic

Emergency reserve of about 500,000 doses of a Merck vaccine will be established

Change in pain, but not function, favoring stable, supportive shoes over flat, flexible shoes in knee osteoarthritis

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

Significant increase in glioma risk seen for those with higher antibody titers to the sag-1 antigen

Improvements seen in glycemic, blood pressure, lipid control within the population partly explain decrease in albuminuria

Several gut commensals with known immunomodulatory potential underrepresented in patients with COVID-19

However, lower education, income, and perceived threat of COVID-19 tied to lower likelihood

Rate of thrombotic events lower for patients with mean HCQ blood levels >1,068 versus <648 ng/mL

Authors say more nuanced approach needed to understand link between body weight and risk for colorectal cancer

Risk for SUD lower for subgroups of individuals with ASD receiving one or multiple psychotropic agents

Rates at beginning and end of study and extent of change in rates significantly vary across states

Findings based on an online survey of more than 1,800 pregnant women

Seven days of oral antibiotics noninferior to two days of intravenous followed by oral antibiotics

Motor features improved with focused ultrasound subthalamotomy on the side opposite main motor symptoms

Women with ADHD and childhood adversities and adults with substance dependence, depression particularly vulnerable

China has stalled on admitting the independent group of WHO experts into the country

Company also looking to widen eligibility for the vaccine to include pregnant women, children, and others

Most common symptoms at six months were fatigue or muscle weakness, sleep difficulties, anxiety or depression

Increased odds of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer seen for younger age at first oral sex, oral sex intensity

Electronic cigarette use increases the risk for later daily cigarette smoking more than threefold

Food insecurity also tied to lower-quality diet in older adults

Early administration of high-titer convalescent plasma against SARS-CoV-2 reduces progression in mildly ill older adults

Most hospitals designated more beds to the intensive care unit; 50 percent designated an ICU for COVID-19 patients

Intraocular pressure screening clinic allows for continued management, including necessary changes in management

Findings independent of age, education level, number of children, and degree of urbanization

The potentially risky move is meant to boost a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program that has gotten off to a slow start

2.5 percent drop seen in monthly pneumonia, flu mortality rates with implementation of state laws requiring hospitals to offer flu shot

Income inequality reduced within and across groups based on race/ethnicity, age, family educational attainment

Telehealth platform enabled maintenance of wait-list evaluation volume in large kidney transplant program during COVID-19 pandemic

In nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, employees are refusing shots, expressing fears of side effects

Female nurses used firearms in suicides less often than other women from 2003 to 2013, but firearm use increased from 2014 to 2017

CDC recommends people who have already had the virus also receive the vaccine as reinfection is possible

Older patients have lower mobile health proficiency, as do those with Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity, less than college education

47 percent experience fatigue, with no correlation between any measures of persistent disease and initial disease severity

Pediatricians should initiate comprehensive evaluations, including medical, psych assessment; refer to multidisciplinary care

All-cause mortality risk increased with interarm systolic blood pressure difference magnitude from ≥5 mm Hg threshold

Excess heart age 8.5 years for men and 6.5 years for women; varies by age, race/ethnicity, education, income

In base case of modeling study, 59 percent of transmission attributed to presymptomatic and asymptomatic individuals

Greater average increase in mental distress during COVID-19 seen for women and for Black, Asian, minority ethnic versus White British men

Comparing individuals in highest versus lowest tertile of exposure, inverse link seen for both vitamins C and E; no link for beta-carotene, NEAC

Shorter scheduled appointments tend to run over more often versus longer appointments

Risk for heart failure hospital presentations significantly lower in statin-exposed women treated with anthracyclines

NFL would benefit from Americans being vaccinated because it increases the odds that state officials will reopen stadiums

People who have recovered from COVID-19 may have antibodies in their plasma that could boost immunity in current patients

All patients should be observed for 15 minutes after vaccination; staff should be trained in anaphylaxis management

Low incidence of grade II to IV acute GVHD seen in patients undergoing myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

MBCT tied to significant improvement in Reassure self and significant reduction in Inadequate self

Adolescent boys who use e-cigarettes twice as likely to initiate cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products

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

Findings show significant reduction in rehospitalization rate for patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty

Median interval from vaccine receipt to symptom onset was 13 minutes

Findings based on a biweekly survey conducted from April through December

However, national survey uncovered racial differences in uptake, safety concerns

Findings based on food allergies diagnosed in offspring by age 12 months

At six weeks postpartum, 68 percent of Black women and 51 percent of White women meet hypertension criteria

Shorter obstructive interval and female age associated with achieving pregnancy

Authors say catch-up strategies are necessary to ensure young children receive preventive care

However, mindfulness-based stress reduction improves various measures, including disability and quality of life

Blacks more likely than Whites to have oxygen saturation of less than 88 percent on arterial blood gas while 92 to 96 percent on pulse oximetry

No association seen for estimated glomerular filtration rate variability and cardiovascular disease events

Frequent nightmares associated with depression, anxiety, insomnia but not cardiovascular medications, sleep-disordered breathing

Academy says opening schools generally does not significantly increase community transmission, but mirrors community transmission

Nearly one-quarter of affected patients report lack of recovery at 60 days

Numbers of people who experienced serious psychological distress over 30 days during pandemic similar to that in entire year prior to pandemic

Experts are expected to visit the city of Wuhan, where it is believed COVID-19 first emerged

AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer among companies raising their prices by a median of 4.6 percent

Single 500-mg intramuscular dose of ceftriaxone recommended for uncomplicated urogenital, anorectal, pharyngeal gonorrhea

Estimated medians of 46,910,006 SARS-CoV-2 infections, 956,174 hospitalizations, 304,915 deaths reported by mid-November

Agency says it is understandable that people may want to stretch the vaccine supply, but it is not safe to do so

Nearly 40 percent of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms could be prevented by adherence to five lifestyle factors

Five cases of euDKA identified in patients with type 2 diabetes using SGLT2 inhibitors who developed SARS-CoV-2 infection

81 percent chance that a contact who was negative for SARS-CoV-2 and asymptomatic through seven days would remain so at 14 days

Patients who developed complications had lower trabecular vBMD, fewer and thinner trabeculae at radius and tibia

L.A. County Emergency Medical Services Agency also told EMS workers to give less oxygen to patients

Declines occurred during period when total volume of encounters was also lower; severity of encounters unchanged versus previous years

Findings based on large, national study of more than 45,000 hemodialysis patients

Health care workers have higher prevalence of insomnia; however, mental health problems seen across countries, gender

Growth rate similar to that experienced in 2018 and consistent with growth rate since 2016

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

Among adults without chronic disease, apps and trackers may boost activity by 1,850 steps per day

Percentage of teenagers in eighth, 10th, 12th grade vaping nicotine and marijuana remained stable from 2019 to 2020

For every population in BioMe biobank, combining risk scores from distinct ancestral populations improved risk prediction for IBD

Cancer type, oral health, and frequency of dosing for zoledronic acid linked to risk for osteonecrosis of the jaw

Increased age, male sex, impaired cognitive and physical function associated with increased odds of 30-day mortality

7.5 percent of respondents report having ever discussed firearm safety; 12 percent among those living with children

Increased risk not fully explained by higher rates of mental disorders

Scientists are considering ways to speed distribution and uptake of the vaccine

In the United States, the CDC has said that COVID-19 vaccines 'are not interchangeable'

Published data on Moderna vaccine show severe COVID-19 in 30 individuals -- all in the placebo group -- in trial of 30,420 participants

Women with gestational hypertension perform significantly worse on 15-word learning test than those with normotensive pregnancy

Youth with CHD have increased odds of anxiety and/or depression, ADHD, regardless of CHD severity

Levels of biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress similar for dual users and exclusive cigarette users

54 percent of carriers of certain copy number variants have elevated levels of autistic traits

Incidence of GBS decreased between March and May 2020 compared with same months of 2016 to 2019

Frailty mediated an estimated 13 percent of the gender gap in wait-list mortality among those awaiting liver transplant

Annual per-physician payment value decreased for those receiving less than $10,000, increased for those receiving more than $10,000

For screen-detected, younger-diagnosis breast cancers, best-fitting models include new measures based on brightness, texture

Variant is thought to be more contagious -- but not more lethal -- than variants previously circulating this year

After adjustment for all metabolic syndrome factors, blood pressure, waist circumference linked to noncalcified coronary burden

2020 to 2025 guidelines recommend customizing nutrient-dense food and beverage choices to reflect personal preference, cultural traditions

Altered mental status, ICU admission, higher in-hospital mortality more likely in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 and sBSI

In randomized clinical trials, e-cigarette use linked to more quitting for smokers provided e-cigarettes versus conventional therapy

Percentage of patients receiving at least one urine test lower in March through May of 2020 versus 2019

So-called allostatic load increases with age but increases more sharply among Black, Latino populations

Dexamethasone worse than placebo with respect to favorable outcome at six months

Hand sanitizer recall due to presence of methanol; oral rinse recall due to possible contamination with bacteria

Annual proportions of patients receiving blood tests specific to bariatric surgery, prescription nutritional supplements low

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

Increases in glucose, insulin, GLP-1, PYY less robust with sucrose versus glucose ingestion; increases in glucose, PYY smaller in obese adults

Adding donor histology did not significantly improve prediction of long-term allograft failure in recipients at French, Belgian centers

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

Findings revealed by comparison to matched hospitalized COVID-19 patients without neurological involvement

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

3 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience gastrointestinal bleeding

Overall, relapse-free survival prolonged among older patients in first remission after chemo who receive CC-486 versus placebo

Links seen for severe pulmonary complications in COVID-19-positive patients with advanced tumor stage, critical care admission

Factors linked to fewer completed telemedicine visits include older age, Asian race, non-English as preferred language, Medicaid insurance

Testing correlated with increased likelihood of initiation of MRA therapy and with better BP control over time

Veterans experience modest improvements with stepped exercise program versus arthritis education control

Age, sex, head size, fixation method, and surgical approach independently associated with dislocation risk

Changes in doses of antiepileptic drugs occurred more often in pregnant women than in nonpregnant controls

Novavax vaccine needs only standard refrigeration, not freezing or ultracold temperature storage

Cost of emergency care is major concern among most older adults