High BMI in Childhood May Up Risk for Bladder Cancer as Adult
Height inversely linked to bladder cancer, while excess BMI gain in childhood linked to increased risk
CDC: Number of Births, General Fertility Rate in U.S. Down in 2019
General fertility rate for women aged 15 to 44, total fertility rate decreased to record lows in 2019
Review Highlights Neuropsychiatric Presentations of COVID-19
Evidence presented for delirium during COVID-19, post-illness neuropsychiatric consequences for SARS, MERS
Sex Differences ID’d in Prescription of Cardiovascular Meds
Women are less likely to be prescribed aspirin, statins, antihypertensive medications, including ACEIs
Odds of Pulmonary Embolism Up for Obese COVID-19 Patients
Odds of developing PE lower for COVID-19 patients taking statin therapy prior to admission
Age, CRP Up Risk for Mortality in Diabetes With COVID-19
Insulin usage linked to poor prognosis; ACEI/ARB use did not impact clinical outcome in those with HTN
11.2 Percent of Pediatric Cancer Patients Positive for SARS-CoV-2
Rate of positivity 29.3 percent among screen- or symptom-positive patients; 2.5 percent in asymptomatic patients
Excessive Drinking Seen in Some Patients With Chronic Conditions
Findings based on data from 2.7 million adults seen in primary care for 26 common medical conditions
Global Practice Guidelines Issued by International Society of Hypertension
Optimal, essential recommendations presented for lifestyle interventions, therapy in adults with HTN
15 Percent of Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Experience Severe Disease
Nearly all of those with severe disease in case series were overweight or obese before pregnancy
