Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Subsequent Dementia
Risk for developing Alzheimer dementia showed the greatest increase among dementia types
Suicide Risk Increased After Hip Fracture in Elderly Patients
Older patients with hip fracture have 2.97-fold increased risk for suicide in South Korean cohort
ED Use Down for MI, Stroke, Hyperglycemic Crisis in COVID-19
Drop in visits seen in the 10-week period following declaration of COVID-19 as national emergency
CDC: 10.7 Percent of U.S. Adults Used Rx Pain Meds in 2015 to 2018
No change found in use of prescription opioids from 2009-2010 to 2017-2018, but increase seen in nonopioid meds
Quality of Life Worse for Cancer Patients During COVID-19
Quality of life significantly lower than reference group; symptom scales worse, including insomnia
Experts Weigh in on Pace of Reopening, Preventive Measures
Marjorie Jenkins, M.D., and Thomas Giordano, M.D., talk with HD Live! about waning social distancing measures, rising infection rates in the youth population
Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Bagged Salad Mixes
19 people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported
J&J Ordered to Pay $2.1 Billion in Talcum Product Lawsuit
Decision reduced by more than half the record award of $4.7 billion made to the women in July 2018
Sanofi Speeds COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
Company says it may be able to get a vaccine approved by regulators as early as the first half of 2021
Older Age, Black Race, Diabetes Up Hospitalization in COVID-19
Other characteristics independently associated with hospitalization include male sex, smoking, obesity
