Anxiety-Related Adverse Event Clusters ID’d After Janssen Vaccine
Rate of syncope was 8.2 per 100,000 doses after Janssen COVID-19 vaccination versus 0.05 per 100,000 after flu shots
FDA Approves Higher-Dose Naloxone Hydrochloride Nasal Spray
8-mg dose of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray now approved with 2-mg and 4-mg doses
ACP Advises Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Diagnosis of Dyspnea
POCUS suggested in addition to standard diagnostic pathway for patients in ED, inpatient setting when diagnosis is uncertain
Risk for Kidney Stones Increased During, After Pregnancy
Risk increased during second and third trimesters; peak in risk found at zero to three months after delivery, followed by decrease in risk
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
COVID-19 Deaths Continue to Decline in the United States
Still, more Americans need to get vaccinated, experts urge
Mean Cumulative Incidence of Tick Bite ED Visits 49 Per 100,000
Incidence highest in Northeast at 110 per 100,000 emergency department visits and among pediatric patients aged 0 to 9 years
Female Sex, Work Culture Biggest Contributors to Physician Burnout
Compared with electronic health record usage at an academic medical center, clinician sex and work culture contributed more to burnout
VTE Risk High in Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
History of VTE predicts VTE occurrence; VTE occurrence linked to increased mortality
CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Jule’s Cashew Brie
Two people hospitalized; no deaths reported
