All-Drug Overdoses Rising in Children Aged 0 to 10, 11 to 14
Suspected heroin overdoses decreased among youth aged 15 to 24 years from April 2016 to September 2019
Youth Opioid Deaths Often Involve Other Substances, Too
In 2018, more than half of opioid overdose deaths involved polysubstance, most commonly cocaine
RSNA: Ulnar Fractures May Indicate Intimate Partner Violence
Falls rarely cause ulnar fractures, which may be a sign of intimate partner violence
CDC Recommends Universal Mask Wearing
Mask wearing is top CDC recommendation to help stop the spread of COVID-19
Antiviral Drugs Have No Effect on Mortality in COVID-19
Remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, interferon regimens have little to no effect on in-hospital mortality
Ongoing Anticoagulant Use Does Not Avert Severe COVID-19
No reduction seen in risks for hospital admission, intensive care unit admission, or death due to COVID
Emergency Departments Saw Decrease in All Non-COVID-19 Diagnoses
Related decreases seen for specialty consultation and urgent inpatient procedures
Large Increase Seen in Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrests in COVID-19
Overdose-related cardiac arrests sharply increased during April 2020, followed by subsequent decrease
Increased PCR Testing Shown to Slow COVID-19 Transmission
Average reproduction number reduced by 9 percent with 10-fold increase in ratio of tests to new cases
