Smoking Cessation Messages Focusing on Child Most Important
Parent smokers highly rank messages with outcomes focused on respiratory, general health, cancer
Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 High Within Households
No significant difference in infectivity seen for incubation period versus symptomatic period
Vitamin D May Cut Colitis Risk for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Odds of developing ICI colitis significantly reduced with vitamin D use in patients with melanoma
Depression, Anxiety Up for New Moms During COVID-19
Scores for both depression, anxiety significantly lower for women engaging in physical activity
Many U.S. Counties Lack Infectious Disease Specialists
Among 785 counties with highest quartile of COVID-19 burden, 66.4 percent have no ID physicians
Poll: Parents Most Concerned About Diseases From Tick Bites
Poll finds parents may be uncertain as to what type of bug repellent is best
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...
Stay-at-Home Orders Tied to Slowing of COVID-19 Hospitalizations
12 days after stay-at-home orders started, hospitalization growth began to deviate from projected numbers
Early Data Show No Protest-Related Increases in COVID-19 Infections
Use of masks and the fact that protests are outdoors may have helped
Scientists Say Journal Should Retract Mask Study
Study, published June 11, claims wearing a mask 'significantly reduces the number of infections' with the new coronavirus