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For patients with COVID-19

Triple Antiviral Therapy Promising for Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19

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Duration of viral shedding shorter with combination of lopinavir-ritonavir, ribavarin, interferon beta-1b
Hydroxychloroquine is not associated with an increased or decreased risk for intubation or death among patients with COVID-19 admitted to the hospital

Hydroxychloroquine Has No Impact on Outcomes in COVID-19

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No link seen between use of the drug and risk for composite end point of intubation or death
An increase in repetitive head impacts is associated with an increased hazard of death among National Football League players

More Head Impacts Up Risk for Death in NFL Players

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Findings based on cumulative head impact index scores and all-cause mortality
The risk for death and disability after a stroke fell significantly between 2000 and 2015 in the United Kingdom

Death and Disability From Stroke Down in United Kingdom

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Findings for both men and women and blacks and whites
Adults with traumatic spinal cord injuries have an increased incidence of psychological morbidities and multimorbidity

Incidence of Psych Morbidity Up With Spinal Cord Injury

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Prevalence of all chronic diseases, chronic disease multimorbidity also up with SCI except for HIV/AIDS
Risk for preterm delivery is higher in pregnant women who have experienced preeclampsia

Previous Pregnancy Complication Ups Risk for Preterm Delivery

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Any of five complications in a first term delivery may predict subsequent preterm delivery
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and/or angiotensin receptor blocker use is not associated with COVID-19 test positivity

ACE Inhibitor/ARB Use Not Tied to COVID-19 Test Positivity

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No significant association identified in overlap propensity score weighting analysis
Among prostate cancer patients

Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Lower for Prostate Cancer Patients on ADT

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Risk reduced fourfold with androgen-deprivation therapy versus other treatment for prostate cancer
The overall infection fatality rate among symptomatic COVID-19 cases in the United States is estimated at 1.3 percent

Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate 1.3 Percent in U.S.

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County-specific infection fatality rates for symptomatic cases varied from 0.5 to 3.6 percent
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 May 4 to 8

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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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...