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Many sexually active men who have sex with men do not receive recommended prevention services and sexually transmitted disease testing when receiving care for HIV infection

HIV+ Men Are Not Receiving STD Testing, Prevention Services

Men receiving HIV care still not receiving guideline-recommended sexually transmitted disease testing
Age and underlying cardiovascular disease are associated with in-hospital mortality in COVID-19

ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to In-Hospital COVID-19 Death

Risk for in-hospital death increased with age >65, underlying cardiovascular disease, COPD, smoking
In an evidence-based guideline developed by an international team of physicians

Guideline Issued for Nonsevere, Severe COVID-19 Therapy

Corticosteroids recommended for severe COVID-19 with ARDS but not severe COVID-19 without ARDS
Human trials on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine began in the United States on Monday

Human Trials of Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Begin in U.S.

If effective, vaccine could be available for emergency use in the United States as early as September
Yoga plus medical care is better than medical therapy alone for the treatment of episodic migraines

Yoga + Medical Care Better for Episodic Migraines

Improvement seen in headache frequency, intensity, pill count, disability assessments
Just one in five pediatric cancer patients enroll in clinical trials

Fewer Children Enrolling in Pediatric Cancer Trials

Adolescent and young adult cancer patients underrepresented in clinical trials
L-thyroxine does not improve hypothyroid symptoms or tiredness among older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism and high symptom burden

L-Thyroxine Does Not Improve Subclinical Hypothyroidism in ≥65s

No improvement seen in hypothyroid symptoms, tiredness versus placebo in older adults with SCH
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers and other classes of antihypertensive medications seem not to be associated with COVID-19

ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to Risk for COVID-19

And, not one of five classes of anti-HTN meds linked to increased likelihood of positive COVID-19 test
Recommendations are presented for the management of eosinophilic esophagitis in clinical practice guidelines published in the May issue of Gastroenterology.

Guidelines Issued for Managing Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Topical glucocorticosteroids recommended over no treatment
Genomic targeted prostate cancer treatment shows a survival benefit in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Genomically Targeted Treatment Slows Advanced Prostate Cancer

Men receiving olaparib versus standard treatment experience delayed disease progression