Handgun Ownership Linked to Increased Risk for Suicide
Male and female handgun owners have much higher rates of suicide by firearm
Systemic Inflammation Rare in Pediatric COVID-19 Patients
Level of interleukin 10 increased in moderate versus mild cases; no difference seen in IL6, TNFα, IFN-γ
Young With Intellectual Disability More Likely to Die of COVID-19
Concentration of COVID-19 cases, case fatality in those with IDD higher at younger ages
Benzodiazepine Use Linked to Risk for Ectopic Pregnancy
Excess of 80 ectopic pregnancies per 10,000 pregnancies found in women with benzodiazepine prescription
Fauci Says Any COVID-19 Vaccine Would Be in Plentiful Supply by 2021
Plan is to make doses of the vaccine before it is known to work, so if it does work, it can be distributed quickly
ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to In-Hospital COVID-19 Death
Risk for in-hospital death increased with age >65, underlying cardiovascular disease, COPD, smoking
Hydroxychloroquine Plus Macrolides No Benefit in COVID-19
Hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine with or without macrolides linked to in-hospital mortality, arrhythmia
Delay in Treatment Seen for Acute Ischemic Stroke During COVID-19
Mean interval from last-known-well time to presentation significantly longer in March 2020
COVID-19 Drug Studies Questioned
Journals issue 'expressions of concern' over two recent studies of medications and their effect on COVID-19 patients
Women’s Acute Coronary Symptoms No Longer ‘Atypical’
Chest pain remains the most common presentation by both men and women
