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Significant Reductions Seen in Breast Cancer Death With Screening
Women participating in mammography screening also had decrease in rate of advanced breast cancer
2007 to 2016 Saw Increase in Peds ED Visits for Mental Health
Visits for deliberate self-harm increased by 329 percent; substance use disorder visits jumped 159 percent
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Aids Mortality Prediction
Cardiorespiratory fitness even more predictive when combined with traditional risk factors
SARS-CoV-2 Spreads Rapidly Through Skilled Nursing Facilities
More than half of residents who tested positive were asymptomatic at time of testing
IBD Not Tied to Female Genital Tract Malignancies
Findings seen in a national sample of Dutch patients from 1991 to 2015
Long-Term Physical Activity Not Tied to Knee Arthritis
Persistent, extensive sitting not associated with either elevated or reduced risk
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate 1.3 Percent in U.S.
County-specific infection fatality rates for symptomatic cases varied from 0.5 to 3.6 percent
Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Incidence Increased for All Races/Ethnicities
Greatest increase in incidence between 2001 to 2016 seen for Asian/Pacific Islanders, followed by Hispanics
CDC: Prevalence of Hypertension Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas
HTN prevalence varied from 18.0 to 55.0 percent across counties; med use also higher in rural areas
