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Food insecurity in the United States is high as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Food Insecurity Rates High Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemic-related food insecurity follows known regional patterns
For adult emergency department patients with syncope

NT-proBNP Does Not Improve Evaluation of Syncope in the ED

Serum NT-proBNP concentrations were generally higher in patients with 30-day serious adverse events
The presence of a mental disorder is associated with an increased risk for many subsequent medical conditions

Mental Disorders May Up Risk for Subsequent Medical Conditions

Median hazard ratio was 1.37 for link between mental disorder, medical condition in Danish cohort
Mildly symptomatic patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection often have alterations in smell or taste

Rate, Timing of Altered Smell, Taste in Mild COVID-19 Examined

Overall, 64.4 percent of patients reported altered sense of smell, taste; one-third also had blocked nose
A competition between researchers is part of a $1.5 billion program that seeks to speed development of accurate

NIH Launches $500 Million Contest to Produce Best COVID-19 Test

Goal is to make millions of tests available to Americans each week by end of summer
More than one-quarter of health care workers with patient contact are at risk for poor outcomes from COVID-19

Many Health Care Workers Face Risk for Poor Outcomes With COVID-19

26.6 percent of health care workers with patient contact at risk due to age, chronic conditions
Smoking status is an important patient-related prognostic factor for outcome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with intensive chemotherapy

Smoking Tied to Inferior Survival in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Smoking associated with inferior survival among patients receiving intensive chemotherapy for AML
Quantitative smell testing shows that decreased smell function is a major marker for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

Almost All COVID-19 Patients Have Diminished Sense of Smell

98 percent of COVID-19 inpatients exhibited some smell dysfunction on quantitative smell test
Hospitals should have a formal plan to respond to the increasing need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the setting of a pandemic such as COVID-19

Guidelines Recommended for ECMO Use in Setting of Pandemic

Tiered approach to ECMO response recommended, with focus on increasing capacity during mild surge
Treatment disparities may explain worse outcomes for pediatric black and Hispanic brain cancer patients

Pediatric Brain Cancer Outcomes Worse for Black, Hispanic Patients

Disparities for disease severity not seen at diagnosis, meaning postdiagnosis factors may affect outcome