Significant Reductions Seen in Breast Cancer Death With Screening
Women participating in mammography screening also had decrease in rate of advanced breast cancer
Epidemic Growth of COVID-19 Not Linked to Latitude, Temperature
Slower epidemic growth strongly tied to restrictions of mass gatherings, school closure, social distancing
Incidence of Psych Morbidity Up With Spinal Cord Injury
Prevalence of all chronic diseases, chronic disease multimorbidity also up with SCI except for HIV/AIDS
Previous Pregnancy Complication Ups Risk for Preterm Delivery
Any of five complications in a first term delivery may predict subsequent preterm delivery
ACE Inhibitor/ARB Use Not Tied to COVID-19 Test Positivity
No significant association identified in overlap propensity score weighting analysis
Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Lower for Prostate Cancer Patients on ADT
Risk reduced fourfold with androgen-deprivation therapy versus other treatment for prostate cancer
SARS-CoV-2 Identified in Semen of Men With COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 present in 26.7 percent at acute stage of infection, 8.7 percent of recovering patients
Asthma, COPD Medication Adherence Up During Pandemic
Authors say increased adherence may reflect patient concern about controlling primary respiratory illness
CDC: Prevalence of Hypertension Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas
HTN prevalence varied from 18.0 to 55.0 percent across counties; med use also higher in rural areas
Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate 1.3 Percent in U.S.
County-specific infection fatality rates for symptomatic cases varied from 0.5 to 3.6 percent
