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Excess mortality during the peak of the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic was comparable to that seen early in the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in New York City

Excess Mortality During Peak of 1918 Flu Similar to COVID-19 in NYC

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Incidence rate ratio for all-cause mortality 0.70 during peak of 1918 H1N1 flu, early COVID-19
There has been a dramatic increase in overdose fatalities involving illicit opioids

Shift Occurring in Deadly Overdoses

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Rx opioid prescriptions down; illicit drugs are dominant cause of lethal drug overdoses
The novel coronavirus is surging once more in U.S. nursing homes

COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes Climbing Again

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Number of new cases in nursing homes climbed to 8,628 for the week of July 19
People whose only contact with the outside world is Zoom are taking a close look at themselves and flocking to plastic surgeons for face-lifts and eye lifts

Zoom Meetings Driving Surge in Face-Lifts

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Trend is surprising in a bad economy, because cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance
For men with prostate cancer

Delayed Radiotherapy Not Tied to Worse Survival in Prostate Cancer

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Initiation of RT up to six months after androgen deprivation therapy not tied to worse overall survival
Survivors of pediatric abdominal or pelvic tumors have lower lean mass in association with radiation doses and worse metabolic outcomes

Lean Mass Lower in Survivors of Pediatric Abdominal, Pelvic Tumors

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Survivors also have increased prevalence of insulin resistance, low HDL, and high triglycerides
Children in England had low positivity rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 during the first COVID-19 pandemic peak and also had a low case-fatality rate

Positivity Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Low for Children in England

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Low rates also seen among children with acute respiratory infection; case-fatality rates also low
For U.S. patients undergoing dialysis

Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Flu Shot Seen at Dialysis Facilities

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Vaccination lower at U.S. dialysis facilities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic patients
More than one-third of U.S. children and adolescents consumed fast food on a given day during 2015 to 2018

More Than One-Third of U.S. Children Consume Fast Food

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Children and adolescents consumed 13.8 percent of their daily calories from fast food on a given day
For patients with chronic edema of the leg and cellulitis

Compression Therapy Lowers Recurrence of Cellulitis of Leg

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Trial stopped early for efficacy in participants with chronic edema of the leg and recurrent cellulitis