Pathology
Survival Increase Seen for Adults With Relapsed Ph+ ALL
From 2000 to 2019, overall survival progressively improved for patients with Philadelphia-positive ALL who had posttransplant relapse
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID-19 Tests a Day Ahead of Schedule
Early launch due to 'beta testing'; website currently working at 'limited capacity' ahead of official Wednesday debut
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
There are suggestions that omicron could result in COVID-19 transitioning from a pandemic to an endemic situation
Data Support Lowering Age for CRC Screening to 45 Years
For those aged 45 to 49 years, 32 percent had any neoplasia, 7.5 percent had advanced premalignant lesions, 0.58 percent had CRC
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Senate Committee Backs Califf Nomination to Head FDA
Among those who voted against Califf's nomination were Democrats who expressed concerns about his links to pharmaceutical companies
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
Mandate was a crucial component of the White House plan to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic
Real-World, Rapid COVID-19 Testing Shows Few False Positives
Cluster of false-positive results likely the result of manufacturing issues, rather than implementation
Kidney Failure Risk Equation Bests eGFR for Predicting ESKD
KFRE score >20 percent had similar specificity, higher sensitivity for predicting end-stage kidney disease than eGFR <20 mL/min/1.73 m2
U.S. May Soon See Sharp Drop in Omicron Cases, Experts Say
One model suggests number of daily reported cases in the U.S. will top out at 1.2 million by Jan. 19 and then fall sharply
