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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of April 20 to 24

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...

COPD Patients Have Lower Survival, Increased Costs After Surgery

Association between COPD and outcomes modified by frailty, cancer, and procedure type

Senior man snoring and woman covering ears

Sulthiame May Be Effective for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatment reduces the number of breathing pauses and promotes oxygenation

Physician's Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Medical Errors and Doctor Burnout

Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination

Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout

SB 12/17 -- After Years of Increases

Tobacco Product Use Decreased Among U.S. Middle, High School Students

Decreases seen in current use of any tobacco product, any combustible tobacco product, multiple tobacco products from 2019 to 2020

Infants born to mothers testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 do not have a higher frequency of adverse outcomes than those born to mothers testing negative

Infants of COVID-19-Infected Mothers Doing Well in Short Term

No differences seen in rates of preterm birth, NICU admission, respiratory disease with infection
The highest ethical and scientific standards will be followed in testing and manufacturing vaccines against the new coronavirus

Drug Companies Say Ethical, Scientific Standards Will Be Followed in Making COVID-19 Vaccines

The pledge issued Tuesday is meant to increase public confidence in any approved vaccines
Computed tomography findings affect the diagnosis and management of suspected community-acquired pneumonia

Early CT Scan Impacts Management of Suspected CAP

CT scan modified classification in 58.6 percent of patients presenting to ER with suspected CAP
Cancer diagnosis is less likely in patients not attending referral appointments for suspected cancer

Skipping Cancer Referral Appointments Linked to Earlier Death

U.K. study reveals that more than 5 percent of patients skip their urgent referral appointment