Yearly Archives: 2020
Pembrolizumab Slows MSI-H-dMMR Metastatic CRC
Pembrolizumab superior to chemo for progression-free survival among patients who had not previously received treatment
Parosmia Tied to Smell Recovery After Olfactory Training
Parosmia linked to clinically relevant recovery in patients with postinfectious smell loss receiving olfactory training
FDA Approves Drug for PET Imaging of Prostate Cancer
Approval of Gallium 68 PSMA-11 provides new imaging approach to detect prostate cancer metastasis or recurrence
CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths
Redfield says that the coming winter months are going to be 'the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation'
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Low in U.S. From July to Sept. 2020
Jurisdiction-level seroprevalence varied from less than 1 percent to 23 percent across four collection periods
Sedentary Behavior Linked to Heart Failure Hospitalization
Risk for heart failure hospitalization in postmenopausal women increased with sitting, sedentary behavior
More Long-Term Dialysis Patients Aligned to ACOs
Among Medicare beneficiaries on dialysis, less spent per beneficiary-quarter for ACO-aligned versus nonaligned
Boosting Coverage of Midwife Care Could Avert Deaths
About two-thirds of maternal deaths, neonatal deaths, stillbirths could be averted with universal coverage of midwife-delivered interventions
Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks
Sex differences in promotions and appointments did not diminish over time and were not smaller in later cohorts
CDC Shrinks COVID-19 Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel
New quarantine guidelines allow people who have come in contact with someone infected with the virus to resume normal activity after 10 days