TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- For patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU), mortality is associated with COVID-19 ICU strain, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Dawn M. Bravata, M.D., from the Health...
https://www.drugs.com/news/covid-19-icu-patients-death-linked-covid-19-icu-strain-95279.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=For+COVID+19+ICU+Patients++Death+Linked+to+COVID+19+ICU+StrainTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that there is substantial net benefit for behavioral and pharmacological therapies for smoking cessation, alone or combined. These findings form the basis of a...
https://www.drugs.com/news/uspstf-affirms-evidence-based-methods-smoking-cessation-95280.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=USPSTF+Affirms+Evidence+Based+Methods+for+Smoking+CessationTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- Experience during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that virtual care at a high-volume cancer center is feasible, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Oncology.Alejandro Berlin, M.D., from the Princess Margaret...
https://www.drugs.com/news/virtual-care-maintains-quality-cancer-care-95281.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Virtual+Care+Maintains+Quality+Cancer+CareTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- China should have done more to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the early stages, according to a panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization."What is clear to the panel is that public health measures could...
https://www.drugs.com/news/expert-panel-criticizes-china-pandemic-response-95282.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Expert+Panel+Criticizes+WHO++China+for+Pandemic+ResponseTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- California has become the first state with more than 3 million known COVID-19 infections, far outpacing other states.The state's nation-leading case count was released Monday by Johns Hopkins University, the Associated...
https://www.drugs.com/news/california-first-state-over-3-million-covid-19-cases-95283.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=California+First+State+With+Over+3+Million+COVID+19+CasesTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- Parents recognize the potential benefits of peer support programs for mental health in schools but have some concerns, according to the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health..Sarah J. Clark,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/many-parents-support-peer-mental-health-programs-schools-95273.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Many+Parents+Support+Peer+Mental+Health+Programs+at+SchoolsTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- During 1999 to 2018, there was a decrease in the rate of cancer-related suicide, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Xuesong Han, Ph.D., from the American Cancer...
https://www.drugs.com/news/1999-2018-saw-decrease-cancer-related-suicide-95269.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1999+to+2018+Saw+Decrease+in+Cancer+Related+SuicideTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- Women should not stop breastfeeding in order to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a statement released by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and published online Dec. 23 in Breastfeeding Medicine.Given that...
https://www.drugs.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-likely-safe-lactating-women-95272.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=COVID+19+Vaccine+Likely+Safe+for+Lactating+WomenTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- For patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and not receiving mechanical ventilation, the risk for death is reduced with transfusion of plasma with higher versus lower levels of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome...
https://www.drugs.com/news/igg-level-convalescent-plasma-affects-covid-19-death-risk-95271.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IgG+Level+in+Convalescent+Plasma+Affects+COVID+19+Death+RiskTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- For transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) patients undergoing primary vaginoplasty, perioperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs rarely, regardless of whether hormone therapy is suspended prior to surgery, according...
https://www.drugs.com/news/estrogen-therapy-need-not-stop-gender-affirming-surgery-95270.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Estrogen+Therapy+Need+Not+Stop+for+Gender+Affirming+SurgeryTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- Incentivizing primary care physicians to provide services after hours is associated with a reduction in less urgent visits to the emergency department, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in CMAJ, the journal of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/improving-access-after-hours-primary-care-cuts-ed-visits-95264.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Improving+Access+to+After+Hours+Primary+Care+Cuts+ED+VisitsTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- Routine use of prophylactic postoperative antibiotics does not improve outcomes following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in the International Forum...
https://www.drugs.com/news/routine-antibiotics-after-sinus-surgery-questioned-95266.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Routine+Use+of+Antibiotics+After+Sinus+Surgery+QuestionedTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- For inpatients with ischemic heart disease, redesign of decision pathways from default opt-in to opt-out of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) results in a significant increase in CR referrals, according to a research letter...
https://www.drugs.com/news/default-opt-out-cardiac-rehabilitation-increases-referrals-95262.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Default+Opt+Out+of+Cardiac+Rehabilitation+Increases+ReferralsTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- For children aged 6 to 8 years, home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Jiaxing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/myopia-up-children-confined-home-during-pandemic-95263.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Myopia+Up+in+Children+Confined+to+Home+During+PandemicTUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- In an article published online Jan. 4 in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, six recommendations are presented that can be implemented by anesthesiologists and their partners to reduce the incidence of delirium.Carol J....
https://www.drugs.com/news/steps-outlined-reduce-postop-delirium-older-adults-95265.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Steps+Outlined+to+Reduce+Postop+Delirium+in+Older+AdultsHere is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Jan. 11 to 15, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted...
https://www.drugs.com/news/physician-s-briefing-weekly-coronavirus-roundup-95245.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Physician+s+Briefing+Weekly+Coronavirus+RoundupFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on life expectancy in the United States, especially among Black and Latino populations, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Proceedings of the National...
https://www.drugs.com/news/expectancy-reduced-considerably-due-covid-19-95241.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Life+Expectancy+Reduced+Considerably+Due+to+COVID+19FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- In April 2020, there were reductions in primary care-recorded mental illness and self-harm in the United Kingdom, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in The Lancet Public Health.Matthew J. Carr, Ph.D., from the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/primary-care-recorded-mental-illness-decreased-during-covid-19-95242.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Primary+Care+Recorded+Mental+Illness+Decreased+During+COVID+19FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Most patients undergoing mastectomy alone, known as "going flat," are satisfied with their surgical outcome, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.Jennifer L. Baker, M.D., from the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/women-forgoing-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-pleased-95244.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Women+Forgoing+Reconstruction+After+Mastectomy+PleasedFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Immunity against the new coronavirus can last for at least five months in most people who have been infected, British researchers report.The Public Health England team analyzed data from months of regular testing of health...
https://www.drugs.com/news/previous-covid-19-infection-may-confer-immunity-least-five-months-95243.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Previous+COVID+19+Infection+May+Confer+Immunity+for+at+Least+Five+MonthsFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Receipt of screening tests for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers was below national Heathy People 2020 targets in 2018, according to research published in the Jan. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
https://www.drugs.com/news/breast-cervical-crc-screening-below-healthy-2020-targets-95240.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Breast++Cervical++CRC+Screening+Below+Healthy+People+2020+TargetsFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Low cardiovascular fitness in late adolescence is associated with an increased risk for incident psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis among men, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in PLOS ONE.Marta Laskowski, from...
https://www.drugs.com/news/cardiorespiratory-fitness-linked-psoriasis-psoriatic-arthritis-95233.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardiorespiratory+Fitness+Linked+to+Psoriasis++Psoriatic+ArthritisFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- For adults with methamphetamine use disorder, response is higher with receipt of extended-release injectable naltrexone plus oral extended-release bupropion versus placebo, according to a study published in the Jan. 14 issue...
https://www.drugs.com/news/bupropion-naltrexone-bests-placebo-methamphetamine-disorder-95232.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Bupropion+Naltrexone+Bests+Placebo+in+Methamphetamine+Use+DisorderFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- In the eight weeks following the first reported U.K. death due to COVID-19, there was a decrease in referral of patients with acute heart failure, with a corresponding significant increase in mortality, according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/referrals-acute-heart-failure-dropped-during-covid-19-95236.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Referrals+for+Acute+Heart+Failure+Dropped+During+COVID+19FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) have longitudinally preserved episodic memory, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Neurology.M. Marsel-Mesulam, M.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/memory-preserved-rare-aphasia-tied-alzheimer-95235.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Memory+Preserved+in+Rare+Aphasia+Tied+to+Alzheimer+DiseaseFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- After publication of the 2012 guidelines defining vasectomy success as either azoospermia or rare nonmotile sperm, men undergoing vasectomy had a lower risk for requiring any repeat postvasectomy semen analysis, according to...
https://www.drugs.com/news/repeat-postvasectomy-semen-analyses-down-under-new-guidelines-95234.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Repeat+Postvasectomy+Semen+Analyses+Down+Under+New+GuidelinesFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Current smokers are more likely to report symptoms suggesting a diagnosis of COVID-19, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Thorax.Nicholas S. Hopkinson, Ph.D., from Imperial College London, and colleagues...
https://www.drugs.com/news/smokers-more-likely-report-suggestive-covid-19-95227.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Smokers+More+Likely+to+Report+Symptoms+Suggestive+of+COVID+19FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Roughly one-third of Americans say they will decline a COVID-19 vaccine, according to research published online Jan. 4 in Social Science & Medicine.Timothy Callaghan, Ph.D., from Texas A&M University in College...
https://www.drugs.com/news/one-third-u-s-adults-likely-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-95228.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=One+Third+of+U+S++Adults+Likely+to+Refuse+a+COVID+19+VaccineFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Dietary fiber intake is inversely associated with depression in premenopausal women, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in Menopause.Yunsun Kim, M.D., from Chung-ang University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/higher-dietary-fiber-lowers-premenopausal-depression-risk-95230.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Higher+Dietary+Fiber+Lowers+Premenopausal+Depression+RiskFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- The decision to stop renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor therapy in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) should take into account both cardiovascular risk and the risk for kidney replacement therapy,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/stopping-ras-inhibitors-may-worsen-outcomes-ckd-95231.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Stopping+RAS+Inhibitors+May+Worsen+Outcomes+in+CKDFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Researchers are exploring the potential immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (UC-MSC) infusions for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19, according to a...
https://www.drugs.com/news/stem-cell-infusions-investigated-covid-19-ards-95229.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Stem+Cell+Infusions+Investigated+for+Treatment+of+COVID+19+ARDSTHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Probable mental health disorders are common among intensive care unit (ICU) staff working in English hospitals during June and July 2020, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Occupational Medicine.Neil...
https://www.drugs.com/news/mental-health-disorders-common-among-icu-staff-during-covid-19-95214.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Mental+Health+Disorders+Common+Among+ICU+Staff+During+COVID+19THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- One month after the United States began what has become a troubled rollout of a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the effort is finally gathering real steam.Close to a million doses -- more than 951,000, to be more...
https://www.drugs.com/news/u-s-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-nears-1-million-doses-per-day-95216.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=U+S++COVID+19+Vaccine+Rollout+Nears+1+Million+Doses+Per+DayTHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- After a long wait for approval from the Chinese government, a World Health Organization team of experts arrived in the city of Wuhan on Thursday to try to pinpoint the origins of the novel coronavirus that causes...
https://www.drugs.com/news/experts-finally-arrive-wuhan-covid-19-investigation-95217.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=WHO+Experts+Finally+Arrive+in+Wuhan+for+COVID+19+InvestigationTHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy reduces the risks for abnormal glucose screening and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published online Dec. 21 in Diabetes Care.Samantha F....
https://www.drugs.com/news/exercise-key-lowering-risk-gestational-diabetes-95215.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Exercise+Key+to+Lowering+Risk+for+Gestational+DiabetesTHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- The incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 increased since September among children, adolescents, and young children, according to research published in the Jan. 13 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
https://www.drugs.com/news/incidence-covid-19-increased-children-since-september-95213.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Incidence+of+COVID+19+Increased+in+Children+Since+SeptemberTHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Evidence suggests a causal link between smoking and the risk for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Stroke.Julián N. Acosta, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in...
https://www.drugs.com/news/causal-link-suggested-smoking-subarachnoid-hemorrhage-95205.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Causal+Link+Suggested+for+Smoking++Subarachnoid+HemorrhageTHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Inhaled treprostinil improves exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine.Aaron Waxman,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/inhaled-treprostinil-beneficial-pulmonary-hypertension-95206.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Inhaled+Treprostinil+Beneficial+in+Pulmonary+HypertensionTHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI), symptom-to-balloon time (SBT), but not door-to-balloon time (DBT), is associated with...
https://www.drugs.com/news/symptom-balloon-time-linked-infarct-size-stemi-95197.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Symptom+to+Balloon+Time+Linked+to+Infarct+Size+in+STEMITHURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Most adult patients have statistically significant postoperative improvements in speech recognition after receiving cochlear implants, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck...
https://www.drugs.com/news/cochlear-implants-aid-speech-recognition-most-adults-95202.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cochlear+Implants+Aid+Speech+Recognition+in+Most+AdultsThe views and opinions expressed in this feed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Elizabeth Pharmacy. Elizabeth Pharmacy does not warrant the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information contained on this feed. If you have a particular complaint about something you’ve found on this web site, feel free to contact us.