Internal Medicine
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U.S. Seniors at Higher Risk for Severe Illness, Death With COVID-19
Twenty-nine percent of COVID-19 cases with known age were 20 to 44 years old
Copper Intrauterine Devices Tied to Lower Risk for Cervical Cancer
Findings based on comparison to hormonal intrauterine devices
Single THC Dose Can Induce Psychiatric Symptoms in Adults
Compared with placebo, single THC dose increased total symptom severity with a large effect size
U.S. May Not Have Enough Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients
About 960,000 COVID-19 patients may need to be put on ventilators at some point
Chinese Researchers Say Flu Drug Effective Against COVID-19
Scientists believe that favipiravir blocks the coronavirus from replicating in the body
COVID-19 Epidemic in Iran Likely to Be Substantial
Estimated 18,300 COVID-19 cases in Iran had to have occured to observe reported internationally exported cases
Wide Variation Seen in Screening Practices forType 2 Diabetes
Variation exists regardless of guideline-based screening strategy used
Sociodemographic Disparities Seen for Outpatient Orthopedic Care
Racial/ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes, publicly insured are less likely to receive office-based care
Causal Link Suggested for IGF-1 Concentrations, Breast Cancer
In Mendelian randomization analyses, increase in genetically predicted IGF-1 linked to breast cancer
Common Features on Chest CT May Aid Diagnosis of COVID-19
Among first COVID-19 patients in China, chest CT missed only 4 percent of diagnoses
