Author: Janine Anthes

Event-free survival significantly longer for children, teens with high-grade, high-risk disease

Male and female handgun owners have much higher rates of suicide by firearm

Level of interleukin 10 increased in moderate versus mild cases; no difference seen in IL6, TNFα, IFN-γ

High PFAS concentration in U.S. women associated with median time to menopause two years earlier

No significant difference seen in incidence rate of new CES-D-10 scores of ≥8 for aspirin, placebo

Risk for in-hospital death increased with age >65, underlying cardiovascular disease, COPD, smoking

Hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine with or without macrolides linked to in-hospital mortality, arrhythmia

Journals issue ‘expressions of concern’ over two recent studies of medications and their effect on COVID-19 patients

Patients report lack of availability at usual pharmacy, waiting weeks for refills, only getting partial refills

Plan is to make doses of the vaccine before it is known to work, so if it does work, it can be distributed quickly

Chest pain remains the most common presentation by both men and women

No significant change in systolic BP control seen at 12 weeks versus pretrial medication

Differentials for weight, BP for those with, without T2DM greater for younger versus older patients

Compared with placebo, no difference seen in growth of small abdominal aortic aneurysms at two years

Initial spread due to delayed vaccination; transmission facilitated by increased infectious contact

No change was seen in 10 of the 11 follow-up CT examinations carried out

Concentration of COVID-19 cases, case fatality in those with IDD higher at younger ages

Excess of 80 ectopic pregnancies per 10,000 pregnancies found in women with benzodiazepine prescription

However, improvements seen in employees’ health beliefs, number having a primary care physician

Journals issue ‘expressions of concern’ over two recent studies of medications and their effect on COVID-19 patients