ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to In-Hospital COVID-19 Death
Risk for in-hospital death increased with age >65, underlying cardiovascular disease, COPD, smoking
Fauci Says Any COVID-19 Vaccine Would Be in Plentiful Supply by 2021
Plan is to make doses of the vaccine before it is known to work, so if it does work, it can be distributed quickly
One-Third of Lupus Patients Have Trouble Refilling Hydroxychloroquine
Patients report lack of availability at usual pharmacy, waiting weeks for refills, only getting partial refills
Benzodiazepine Use Linked to Risk for Ectopic Pregnancy
Excess of 80 ectopic pregnancies per 10,000 pregnancies found in women with benzodiazepine prescription
Young With Intellectual Disability More Likely to Die of COVID-19
Concentration of COVID-19 cases, case fatality in those with IDD higher at younger ages
Chest CT Often Normal in Pediatric COVID-19 Patients
No change was seen in 10 of the 11 follow-up CT examinations carried out
Delayed Vaccination Enabled Measles Spread During 2018-2019 in NYC
Initial spread due to delayed vaccination; transmission facilitated by increased infectious contact
Doxycycline Does Not Cut Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Compared with placebo, no difference seen in growth of small abdominal aortic aneurysms at two years
Weight, Blood Pressure Higher in Younger Patients With T2DM
Differentials for weight, BP for those with, without T2DM greater for younger versus older patients
Reducing Number of BP Meds May Be Safe in Some Older Adults
No significant change in systolic BP control seen at 12 weeks versus pretrial medication
