Yearly Archives: 2020
Out-of-Pocket Costs Rising for Neurology Tests, Visits
Annually, out-of-pocket costs paid by 86.5 to 95.2 percent of patients for evaluation/management visits
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Fine Particulate Matter Linked to Increased Prevalence of CKD
Associations seen in adults in China significantly stronger in urban areas and for men, younger adults, those without comorbidities
Disparities Seen in Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes in the U.S.
Black children have higher odds of death; Hispanic and Black children have longer hospital stays, especially Black neonates
Risk for Glaucoma Up After Cataract Removal in Infancy
Risk for glaucoma-related adverse events not influenced by primary intraocular lens implantation
Majority Do Not Support COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Adults
Employer mandates deemed more acceptable than state mandates
Socioeconomic Status Tied to Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
High-SES patients less likely to receive delayed cardiopulmonary resuscitation; more likely to survive CPR, to survive to discharge and to 30 days
AASM: Multicomponent CBT Recommended for Chronic Insomnia
Conditional recommendations include stimulus control, sleep restriction therapy, relaxation therapy as single-component treatments
No Evidence Found of Placental Infection, Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Mother-to-neonate transfer of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies significantly lower than anti-influenza hemagglutinin A antibody transfer
Public Health Videos Cut COVID-19 Knowledge Gap for Minorities
Messages from race/ethnic-concordant physicians increase information-seeking incidence for Black participants