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Physician's Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here 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. 10 to 14, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted...
https://www.drugs.com/news/physician-s-briefing-weekly-coronavirus-roundup-102914.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:01:46 GMTAmid U.S. Blood Shortage, New Pressure to Ease Donor Rules for Gay Men
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- A three-month sexual abstinence rule for blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men should be dropped by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, critics urge as the country struggles with a blood...
https://www.drugs.com/news/amid-u-s-blood-shortage-new-pressure-ease-donor-rules-gay-men-102910.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:01:28 GMTInsurance Coverage for Acupuncture Up From 2010 to 2019
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- Insurance coverage for acupuncturist visits increased from 2010 to 2019, but most costs are paid out of pocket, according to a research letter published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Network Open.Molly Candon, Ph.D., from the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/insurance-coverage-acupuncture-up-2010-2019-102913.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:01:16 GMTMental Health Improves With Access to Gender-Affirming Hormones
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- For transgender adults, access to gender-affirming hormones (GAH) during adolescence and adulthood is associated with improved mental health, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in PLOS ONE.Jack L. Turban, M.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/mental-health-improves-access-gender-affirming-hormones-102912.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:01:01 GMTSupreme Court Blocks Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- The Biden administration cannot enforce a vaccine-or-testing mandate for large employers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The 6-3 decision was driven by the conservative majority on the court.The mandate was a...
https://www.drugs.com/news/supreme-court-blocks-biden-s-vaccine-mandate-large-employers-102909.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:01:40 GMTSenate Committee Backs Califf Nomination to Head FDA
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- The nomination of former U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Robert Califf, M.D., to again lead the agency now heads to the full Senate for a vote, after a Senate committee on Thursday voted 13-8 for approval.Among...
https://www.drugs.com/news/senate-committee-backs-califf-nomination-head-fda-102911.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:01:26 GMTFosfomycin Not Noninferior to Comparators for Bacteremic UTI
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- For patients with bacteremic urinary tract infections (bUTIs) due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli, fosfomycin is not noninferior to comparators, with an increased rate of adverse event-related discontinuations,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/fosfomycin-not-noninferior-comparators-bacteremic-uti-102904.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:01:46 GMTComprehensive Approach Advised for Managing CV Risk in T2DM
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- A comprehensive approach is recommended for management of cardiovascular risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published online Jan. 10 in...
https://www.drugs.com/news/comprehensive-approach-advised-managing-cv-risk-t2dm-102903.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:01:26 GMTNCCN Endorses Full COVID-19 Vaccination for Cancer Patients
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- Full COVID-19 vaccination, including third doses and/or boosters, is recommended for all patients with cancer, with a strong preference for mRNA vaccines, according to expert consensus recommendations published by the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/nccn-endorses-full-covid-19-vaccination-cancer-patients-102902.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:01:03 GMTWHO Living Guideline Updated for Drug Treatment of COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- The Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib is strongly recommended for patients with severe or critical COVID-19, and sotrovimab is conditionally recommended for nonsevere COVID-19, according to the updated World Health...
https://www.drugs.com/news/living-guideline-updated-covid-19-102905.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:01:01 GMTRegular Exercise Linked to Slower Deterioration in Parkinson Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- For patients with early Parkinson disease (PD), average regular overall physical activity levels over time are associated with slower deterioration of postural and gait stability, activities of daily living, and processing...
https://www.drugs.com/news/regular-exercise-linked-slower-deterioration-parkinson-102900.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:01:54 GMTSome Menopause Symptoms Tied to Cognitive Impairment
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- The severity of certain menopause symptoms is associated with worse cognitive performance among rural women, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Menopause.Mankamal Kaur and Maninder Kaur, Ph.D., from Panjab...
https://www.drugs.com/news/some-menopause-tied-cognitive-impairment-102901.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:01:41 GMTData Support Lowering Age for CRC Screening to 45 Years
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- The prevalence of colorectal neoplasia observed among younger outpatients undergoing colonoscopies supports the recommendation to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer (CRC) to age 45 years, according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/data-support-lowering-age-crc-screening-45-years-102899.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:01:23 GMTSecondhand Vape Exposure Linked to Respiratory Symptoms
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- Secondhand nicotine vape exposure at home is associated with increased odds of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath among young adults, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Thorax.Talat Islam, M.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/secondhand-vape-exposure-linked-respiratory-102896.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:01:17 GMT3 Percent of Youth Testing Positive for COVID-19 in ED Have Severe Outcomes
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- Approximately 3 percent of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive youth tested in emergency departments experience severe outcomes within two weeks of their index visit, according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/3-percent-youth-testing-positive-covid-19-ed-have-severe-outcomes-102897.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:01:01 GMTPreventive Aspirin Should Be Based on Benefit, Not Age
FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 -- Primary care providers should make individual decisions whether to prescribe aspirin based on a benefit-to-risk ratio, not simply age, according to a review published online Dec. 24 in Family Medicine and Community...
https://www.drugs.com/news/preventive-aspirin-should-based-benefit-not-age-102898.html
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:01:01 GMTWhite House May Soon Offer 'High-Quality' Masks to Americans
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- A program to offer high-quality face masks to Americans is being weighed by the Biden administration as a way to help slow the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant."We're in the process right now of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/white-house-may-soon-offer-quality-masks-americans-102881.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:01:48 GMTSurvey Highlights Difficulties of Living With Bipolar Disorder
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- Living with and managing bipolar I disorder (BD-I) remains a profoundly challenging experience, according to the results of a survey released by the pharmaceutical company Alkermes and the Depression and Bipolar Support...
https://www.drugs.com/news/survey-highlights-difficulties-living-bipolar-disorder-102885.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:01:34 GMTStatin Use May Be Safely Continued During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- Statins appear to be safe to use during pregnancy, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Jui-Chun Chang, M.D., from Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues examined...
https://www.drugs.com/news/statin-may-safely-continued-during-pregnancy-102883.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:01:32 GMTU.S. Military Medical Personnel Being Deployed to Ease Shortages
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- President Joe Biden announced Thursday that a "surge" of U.S. military medical personnel will soon be deployed to hospitals struggling with staff shortages amid soaring COVID-19 cases.More than 1,000 will begin arriving...
https://www.drugs.com/news/u-s-military-medical-personnel-being-deployed-ease-shortages-102882.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:01:13 GMTOverall Breast Cancer Incidence Decreased From 1999 to 2018
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- The incidence of breast cancer decreased overall from 1999 to 2018, but incidence increased among women aged 20 to 39 years and for non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander women, according to research published in the Jan....
https://www.drugs.com/news/overall-breast-cancer-incidence-decreased-1999-2018-102884.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:01:06 GMTMen With More Breakups, Years Lived Alone Have Higher Inflammation
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- Partnership breakups or years lived alone are associated with higher inflammation levels for men, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.Karolina Davidsen,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/men-more-breakups-years-lived-alone-have-higher-inflammation-102871.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:53 GMTSitting, Inactivity Increase Death Risk Among Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- The combination of prolonged sitting with lack of physical activity increases the risk for death among cancer survivors, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in JAMA Oncology.Chao Cao, from the Washington...
https://www.drugs.com/news/sitting-inactivity-increase-death-risk-among-cancer-survivors-102870.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:49 GMTIncidence of Advanced Lung Cancer Continues to Decline in the U.S.
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- Continued progress is seen in decreasing the incidence of advanced lung cancer in U.S. adults, according to the Cancer Statistics, 2022 report published online Jan. 12 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Rebecca L....
https://www.drugs.com/news/incidence-advanced-lung-cancer-continues-decline-u-s-102876.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:46 GMTKidney Failure Risk Equation Bests eGFR for Predicting ESKD
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- The four-variable Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) better predicts the two-year risk for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) than estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) alone, according to a study published online Jan. 11...
https://www.drugs.com/news/kidney-failure-risk-equation-bests-egfr-predicting-eskd-102868.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:19 GMTRural, Urban Disparities Seen for Quality of Home Health Care
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- There are significant and persistent differences in quality of care between rural and urban home health agencies, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in the Journal of Rural Health.Chenjuan Ma, Ph.D., from New...
https://www.drugs.com/news/rural-urban-disparities-seen-quality-home-health-care-102874.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:18 GMTHip Fracture Risk Up With Drug Holiday From Risedronate Versus Alendronate
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- Drug holidays after long-term risedronate are associated with a small increase in the risk for hip fracture compared with drug holidays after long-term alendronate, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/hip-fracture-risk-up-holiday-risedronate-versus-alendronate-102867.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:14 GMTDonepezil Tied to Risk for Overactive Bladder
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- There is an increased risk for overactive bladder (OAB) with the cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) donepezil versus rivastigmine, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics...
https://www.drugs.com/news/donepezil-tied-risk-overactive-bladder-102869.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:09 GMTPediatric Antibiotic Prescribing Dropped During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- In pediatric primary care practices, there was a substantial reduction in antibiotic prescribing, beginning in April 2020, which was mainly due to a reduction in prescriptions at visits for respiratory tract infection...
https://www.drugs.com/news/pediatric-antibiotic-dropped-during-pandemic-102866.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:07 GMTNew Device Safe, Effective for Treating Brain Aneurysms
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- Real-world use shows the Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device is safe and effective for treating brain aneurysms, according to a research letter published online Dec. 17 in Stroke.Adam A. Dmytriw, M.D., from Massachusetts...
https://www.drugs.com/news/new-device-safe-effective-treating-brain-aneurysms-102872.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:06 GMTReal-World, Rapid COVID-19 Testing Shows Few False Positives
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 -- In a Canadian employer screening program, the overall rate of false-positive results using rapid antigen test screens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is very low, according to a research...
https://www.drugs.com/news/real-world-rapid-covid-19-testing-shows-few-false-positives-102873.html
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:01 GMTWhite House to Give Schools 10 Million Free COVID-19 Tests Every Month
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- In an effort to keep children in classrooms, the White House announced Wednesday that 10 million free COVID-19 tests will be provided to schools around the country every month while the wildly contagious omicron variant...
https://www.drugs.com/news/white-house-give-schools-10-million-free-covid-19-tests-every-month-102850.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:01:58 GMTN95 Respirators Can Be Reprocessed Using Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- Reprocessing of N95 respirators using vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) is safe and does not impair respiratory integrity or filtration efficiency, according to a brief report published online Jan. 5 in the American...
https://www.drugs.com/news/n95-respirators-can-reprocessed-using-vaporized-hydrogen-peroxide-102851.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:01:54 GMTU.S. May Soon See Sharp Drop in Omicron Cases, Experts Say
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- The omicron surge may have peaked in Britain and could be about to do the same in the United States, experts report.That is because the COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa in mid-November is so contagious...
https://www.drugs.com/news/u-s-may-soon-see-sharp-drop-omicron-cases-experts-say-102853.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:01:45 GMTBinaxNOW Test Catches COVID-19 Infection in Many People, Study Shows
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- Countering earlier concerns, a real-world study shows that a widely used at-home COVID-19 test called BinaxNOW is as effective at detecting omicron as other coronavirus variants.The study of the Abbot rapid antigen test...
https://www.drugs.com/news/binaxnow-test-catches-covid-19-infection-many-study-shows-102849.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:01:23 GMTNearly 600,000 U.S. Children Had COVID-19 Last Week
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- In a sign that the highly contagious omicron variant is sparing no one, a report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week ending Jan. 6, a 78 percent increase...
https://www.drugs.com/news/nearly-600-000-u-s-children-had-covid-19-last-week-102852.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:01:09 GMTMyopia Progression May Continue in Young Adults Into Late 20s
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- Myopia progression may continue for more than one-third of young adults during the third decade of life, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Samantha Sze-Yee Lee, Ph.D., from the Lions Eye...
https://www.drugs.com/news/myopia-progression-may-continue-young-adults-into-late-20s-102848.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:01:44 GMTDepression Up in Pediatric, Adult Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients
WDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- The prevalence of depression is increased among pediatric and adult patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/depression-up-pediatric-adult-hidradenitis-suppurativa-patients-102847.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:01:30 GMTRecreational Marijuana Legalization Tied to More Pediatric ED Visits
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- Legalization of commercial cannabis edibles was associated with a significant increase in the frequency and severity of emergency department visits due to cannabis exposures among children, according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/recreational-marijuana-legalization-tied-more-pediatric-ed-visits-102846.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:01:28 GMTDense Breasts, High BMI May Interact to Up Breast Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 -- Breast density and body mass index (BMI) may interact synergistically to heighten breast cancer risk, with a stronger association found among postmenopausal women, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in JAMA...
https://www.drugs.com/news/dense-breasts-bmi-may-interact-up-breast-cancer-risk-102841.html
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:01:54 GMT
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