AAN: Many Patients With Migraine Do Not Get Enough Exercise
Patients with no exercise report increased depression, anxiety, and sleep problems and have more migraines
USPSTF Recommends Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent Preeclampsia
Substantial net benefit observed for daily low-dose aspirin use in pregnant women at high risk for preeclampsia
Non-White Race Tied to Higher Likelihood of COVID-19 Infection
Age, not race, most important contributing factor for outcomes
AAN: Smell Loss Can Persist for Five Months After COVID-19
About half of those with compromised sense of smell during acute phase had not regained sense of smell at average of 150.1 days postdiagnosis
Symptoms ID’d That Should Trigger COVID-19 Testing
Testing people with any of seven key symptoms in the first three days of illness would detect 96 percent of symptomatic cases
Nationwide Study Shows BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Is Effective
In mass vaccination setting, vaccine is effective for symptomatic COVID-19, hospitalization, severe disease, death
FDA Review Reveals J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Safe, Effective
Advisory panel set to meet Friday to recommend whether the agency should authorize the shot for emergency use
Children Given Flu Shot Less Likely to Have Symptomatic COVID-19
Odds also lower for having severe disease for patients vaccinated for influenza, pneumococcal disease
Cocaine Use, HIV Affect Coronary Plaque Morphology
Cocaine use significantly linked to 23.7 percent of radiomic features identified in plaque; HIV infection linked to 1.3 percent
Deceased Organ Donation Rose Among Blacks but Still Lags
Despite gains in deceased organ donation among racial/ethnic groups in the U.S., substantial racial differences remain
