Yearly Archives: 2020
Peripheral Neuropathy Linked to Mortality in U.S. Population
PN linked to all-cause, cardiovascular mortality in adults with diabetes; all-cause mortality in those without diabetes
Continuing Treatment Not Beneficial After Five Years of Bisphosphonates
No difference seen in cumulative incidence of hip fracture for continuing therapy for two, five additional years versus discontinuing
Prostate Cancer Pathology Not Worse With Delayed Surgery
Delayed radical prostatectomy not linked to higher risk for adverse pathological outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer
Essential Workers Have Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19
Highest risk for testing positive or death due to COVID-19 was seen for non-White essential workers
70 Percent Efficacy Found for Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine
Acceptable safety profile identified, with three serious adverse events classified as possibly related to the vaccine
Sildenafil, Trazodone Tablets Recalled After Being Packaged Together
AvKARE says it is not aware of any patients being harmed by the recalled products
Glucosamine Supplement Tied to Lower Mortality
Regular use tied to a 65 percent reduced risk for cardiovascular death
Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors
Risk for self-reported clinically significant medical error increases with severity of sleep impairment
American Indians/Alaska Natives Have Elevated COVID-19 Mortality
Disparity between AI/AN and White individuals largest for those aged 20 to 49 years
FDA Advisory Committee OKs Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Committee recommends emergency use authorization of the vaccine; vaccine to be distributed within 24 hours of EUA
