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Wearing face masks could be slightly protective against primary infection with influenza-like illness from casual community contact

Face Masks Offer Slight Protective Effect From Flu-Like Illness

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Small reduction seen in risk for developing respiratory symptoms from casual exposure in community
Non-medically trained health care workers caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 have an increased prevalence of anxiety compared with medically trained health care workers

Anxiety Up for Nonmedical Health Care Workers Versus Those on Front Lines

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Nonmedical health care workers have higher mean DASS-21 anxiety, stress scores, higher IES-R scores
There is limited

Nocturnal Supervision May Have Protective Effect in SUDEP

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Limited evidence suggests supervision at night may reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
The prevalence rates of smoking and cessation in adulthood are associated with levels of childhood smoking intensity

Adult Smoking, Cessation Tied to Smoking Intensity in Adolescence

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Prevalence of daily smoking in 20s, 40s correlated with degree of smoking during adolescence
The risk for incident depression increases with body mass index among overweight and obese patients

Incident Depression Increases With Body Mass Index

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Authors call for antidepressant prescribing, services designed for overweight, obese people
There are sex- and gender-specific differences related to clinical characteristics and quality-of-life measures in patients with psoriasis

Sex, Gender Differences in Psoriasis May Have Clinical Implications

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Differences seen for both clinical and psychosocial characteristics
Adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between the ages of 21 and 44 years have higher initial hemoglobin A1c levels and a lower likelihood of achieving glycemic control within one year of diagnosis versus patients diagnosed in middle age

Younger Onset of T2DM Tied to Poorer Initial Glycemic Control

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Adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 21 to 44 years less likely to achieve early glycemic control
Patients with colon cancer who are younger than 25 years have a higher risk for death compared with older adults

Prognosis Poor for Pediatric, Adolescent Patients With Colon Cancer

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Three-year overall survival for patients younger than 25 less than half that for adult patients
Doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are enrolling patients in an international clinical trial to find out if inhaled nitric oxide benefits those with novel coronavirus who have severely damaged lungs.

Clinical Trial Underway to Test Nitric Oxide in COVID-19 Patients

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Nitric oxide can improve blood flow in areas of the lungs still receiving air, may have antiviral properties
The novel coronavirus has been circulating in New York City for longer than previously believed and most cases can be traced back to Europe

COVID-19 Came to New York City From Europe, Not Asia

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Specific genetic codes in most New York City viral samples indicate they originated in Europe