Incident Cardiovascular Disease Risk Up With Autoimmune Disease
Risk increased progressively with the number of autoimmune diseases present and with younger age
Guidelines Issued for Management of Pollen Food Syndrome
Management involves exclusion of known trigger foods; immunotherapy to pollens not effective for PFS
Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance
Variance seen by specialty, with lower concordance for primary care
Glucocorticoid Use Tied to Decreased White Matter Integrity
Use of inhaled, systemic glucocorticoids associated with changes in several brain imaging parameters; effect sizes larger in systemic users
U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic
Moral distress emerged from being unable to provide optimal care, seeing pandemic’s effects on patients, coworkers
U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021
Declines in life expectancy seen for males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups
Pathway Programs for Medical School Diversity Disrupted by Pandemic
Programs targeting elementary and middle school-aged children more likely to be canceled
2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Life Expectancy in All States, D.C.
Decrease in life expectancy varied from 0.2 years for Hawaii to 3.0 years for New York, and was mostly due to COVID-19, overdoses
Asthma Risk May Be Increased in Oil Spill Response, Cleanup Workers
Exposure to airborne crude oil chemicals associated with increased risk for asthma defined by self-reported wheeze, physician diagnosis
Dr. Anthony Fauci Will Step Down in December
Fauci joined the NIH in 1968 and rose to prominence within the agency during the 1980s AIDS crisis
