13 Percent Experience Difficulty Hearing Even With Hearing Aid
Hearing difficulties increase with age; 26.8 percent of those aged 65 years and older have difficulty hearing with hearing aid
Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose May Prompt Response in Transplant Recipients
Third dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine induces serologic response in 49 percent of kidney recipients who did not respond after two doses
Return to Play Seems Safe for Most Athletes With Long QT Syndrome
No genetic heart disease-sports-associated mortality seen in 2,056 combined years of follow-up
Shorter Course of Antibiotics Noninferior for UTI in Afebrile Men
Seven days of antibiotics noninferior to 14-day course for resolution of symptoms among afebrile men with urinary tract infection
Mental Health Disorders Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Findings show even higher risk among those with severe mental disorders, like schizophrenia and bipolar disorders
~9 Percent of Teens Have Heard of Heated Tobacco Products
About 30 percent of those who had ever tried HTPs continued to use them; 18.3 percent of never users susceptible to future use
Antibody Responses Seen After Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children
Robust and durable humoral immune response detected; antibody responses and neutralizing activity comparable, superior to those in adults
Maternal Obesity May Up Risk for Future Liver Disease in Offspring
Maternal obesity in early pregnancy linked to increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the child by age 25 years
Deaths Up in 2020, Even When Accounting for COVID-19
Men ages 15 to 64 years of age were particularly hard-hit by excess deaths, while children were spared
Inequalities Found With U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act Requirement
Women disproportionately excluded in minimum hours requirement; tenure requirement excludes Blacks, indigenous, multiracial workers
