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The economic benefits of lives saved through social distancing substantially outweigh the value of the projected losses to the U.S. economy

Benefit of Social Distancing Outweighs Economic Impact

Study found the benefits of social distancing policies will outweigh the economic costs by $5.2 trillion
Maternal hypertensive pregnancy disorders are associated with increased risk in offspring for any childhood mental disorder

Hypertension in Pregnancy Ups Risk for Mental Disorder in Child

Associations of preeclampsia and severe preeclampsia independent of all covariates
Cervical cancer screening rates in Japan were significantly lower in the years following the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011

Cervical Cancer Screening Rates May Be Impacted by Disasters

In Japan, cervical cancer screening rates decreased in areas affected by 2011 earthquake and tsunami
Mindfulness-based stress reduction training is associated with robust improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction May Cut IBS Symptoms

Increased ability to retain present-moment focus and to act with awareness tied to symptom improvement
Juul sales recovered within weeks following a dip after the company withdrew some flavored products from stores

Removal of Flavored E-Cigarette Products Likely Ineffective

Despite Juul's voluntary removal, other sellers filled the void, while Juul saw growth among other flavors
Transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 to health care personnel is explored in two studies published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC Looks at Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Workers

Longer exposure to patients linked to transmission; many HCP report exposure only in health care setting
More than one-third of medical staff members in hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in China reported insomnia symptoms

Insomnia Common Among Medical Staff During COVID-19 in China

Strongest link with insomnia symptoms seen for uncertainty regarding effective disease control
Black individuals' higher cumulative blood pressure levels may influence racial differences in cognitive decline

BP Levels Influence Racial Differences in Cognitive Decline

Black individuals' higher cumulative BP levels may contribute to racial differences in cognitive decline
For patients with an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia

Novel Agent Promising for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

Reduction in PANSS total score greater for non-D2-receptor-binding drug SEP-363856 versus placebo
Considerable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 contamination of air and object surfaces is reported in intensive care units and general coronavirus disease 2019 wards

SARS-CoV-2 Contamination of Air, Surfaces Examined in ICU, Wards

Rate of positivity higher in ICU than in COVID-19 ward; half of samples from ICU staff shoe soles positive