Substantial Disparities Seen for Men in Cancer Cases & Deaths
Disparities seen in cancer incidence and mortality among men across age groups and countries/territories for 2022 are projected to widen further by 2050.
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Public Health
Risk Less & Do More Aims to Increase RSV Vaccination
The national Risk Less, Do More campaign aims to raise awareness of vaccines for serious respiratory illnesses, including RSV, in high-risk groups.
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Limited RSV Testing Done in Older Adults With Respiratory Symptoms
Regular RSV testing in older patients with respiratory symptoms is relatively low, and targeted efforts are needed to increase RSV testing in this group.
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Risk factors for recurrent firearm injury among children
1. In this retrospective observational cohort study of children in St. Louis, those with the...
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Sedentary behaviour associated with various forms of mortality and cancers in a United Kingdom cohort
1. In two cohorts from the UK Biobank and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey...
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False-positive mammography results may deter women from continued screening
1. In this cohort study, women were less likely to return for mammogram screening if their...
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COVID-19 caseload stress associated with increased mortality across U.S. hospitals
1. In this retrospective cohort study, increased surge index during the Delta wave was associated...
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A Look at Skin Cancer Disparities for Sexual Minority Groups
Lifetime skin cancer prevalence among sexual minority adults compared with heterosexual adults varied across racial and ethnic groups and sexual orientation.
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Twice-yearly azithromycin distribution reduces childhood mortality in rural Niger
1. In this randomized cluster trial, twice-yearly azithromycin distribution reduced all-cause...
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Oseltamivir and Peramivir Modestly Reduced Length-of-Hospital-Stay in Patients With Severe Influenza
1. Time in hospital was modestly reduced in both intervention groups compared to the control. 2....
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Biomarkers may help guide antibiotic stewardship in community acquired pneumonia
1. Using either procalcitonin or c-reactive protein as a biomarker to guide antibiotic treatment...
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Alternative lung cancer screening criteria may increase sensitivity versus current guidelines
1. In this modeling study, an alternative set of lung cancer screening criteria was more sensitive...
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Homebound population linked to increased health service use and mortality
1. In this cross-sectional study, beneficiaries of a large national Medicare Advantage plan who...
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Cancer screening costs in the United States may exceed $40 billion annually
1. In the United States, the estimated annual cost of cancer screening was $43 billion, with...
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Ultraprocessed food consumption associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children
1. Preschool-aged children in the top tertile of unprocessed food (UPF) consumption had...
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Wearing surgical masks in public spaces reduces risks of respiratory symptoms
1. Wearing surgical face masks was superior to not wearing surgical face masks in reducing the...
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Emergency departments likely overprescribing opioids for acute pain
1. In this cohort study, majority of the participants did not use all of the opioids prescribed to...
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Improving Socioeconomic Conditions in High-Deprivation Areas May Reduce Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance
The following is a summary of “Socioeconomic Disparities and the Prevalence of Antimicrobial...
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Financial incentives may be a viable option to promote smoking cessation
1. Incentivizing smoking cessation with financial rewards increased the likelihood of cessation...
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Sexual Minority Men Still Not Fully Confident in U=U Messaging
While most sexual minority men had favorable reactions to “Undetectable=Untransmittable” messaging about HIV transmission, there are many who remain skeptical.
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