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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with lumbar disc degeneration and low back pain in postmenopausal women

Vitamin D Tied to Back Problems in Postmenopausal Women

Serum vitamin D concentration <10 ng/mL may be marker of back pain, lumbar disc degeneration
Interventions that bridge care transitions have the greatest impact on older adults' medication continuity

Assisting Medication Continuity Cuts Readmissions for Seniors

Interventions that bridge care transitions most likely to impact medication continuity in older adults
Age of onset for disease is an important factor affecting clinical outcomes across the life span in patients receiving disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis

Age of Onset May Affect Clinical Outcomes for MS Patients on DMT

Age-dependent differences seen for clinical outcomes in response to disease-modifying therapy
Vice President Mike Pence will lead the U.S. response to a potential global pandemic of COVID-19

First U.S. Case of ‘Unknown Origin’ COVID-19 Identified

President Trump taps Vice President Pence to head coronavirus response
Antibiotics and opioids are frequently prescribed during emergency department visits for dental conditions

Antibiotic, Opioid Rx Common With ED Visits for Dental Conditions

Authors say there is an opportunity to further combat opioid abuse, antibiotic overprescribing
For patients with refractory chronic cough or unexplained chronic cough

Gefapixant Promising for Relief of Unexplained Chronic Cough

Cough frequency significantly reduced after 12 weeks of gefapixant 50 mg versus placebo in phase 2b study
The incidence rates of tetanus and diphtheria are not significantly lower in countries that routinely vaccinate adults for these diseases

Adults May Not Need Tetanus, Diphtheria Booster Shots

No significant decrease seen in incidence rates of tetanus, diphtheria with routine vaccination of adults
Misleading ads about products that claim to cure or protect against the new coronavirus will be banned from Facebook

Facebook Bans False or Alarming Coronavirus Ads

The Center for Science in the Public Interest warns consumers to be cautious
In an American College of Rheumatology guideline

Reproductive Health Guidelines Issued for Rheumatic Diseases

Evidence reviewed for contraception, fertility, pregnancy, HRT, medication use in RMD patients
In a EuroNet Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Group guideline

Recommendations Issued for R/R Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma

Recommendations developed for salvage therapy for pediatric patients with first relapse/refractory cHL