Biden Gives Businesses Incentives to Help Workers Get COVID-19 Shots
President asks businesses to give employees paid time off to get vaccinated, offers special tax credits to businesses employing <500 people
Decrease Seen in Abusive Head Trauma for Young Children During Pandemic
Mean monthly admissions for AHT in children younger than 5 were lower in 2020 than in 2019, 2018, and 2017
Recovered but RT-PCR-Positive Individuals Unlikely to Transmit SARS-CoV-2
Those who have clinically recovered but continue to test positive on RT-PCR after the requisite isolation seem not to be infectious to others
Dietary Patterns ID’d That Raise CVD, Mortality Risk
Linear association with total CVD, all-cause mortality seen for pattern including high intakes of chocolate, confectionary, butter, low-fiber bread
Traumatic Brain Injury Ups Risk for Future Stroke
Findings show highest risk in the first four months post-TBI, but risk remains regardless of severity or type of injury
Mechanism ID’d for Thrombosis After ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine
Testing for antibodies to platelet factor 4 positive in 22 of 23 patients; treatment with platelet transfusion should be avoided
Sex Disparities in COVID-19 Deaths Not Seen Across Race
However, Black women have COVID-19 mortality rates nearly four times higher than White men, three times higher than Asian men
Vaccinating Lactating Mothers May Protect Infants From COVID-19
Anti-spike protein IgG and IgA levels in breast milk significantly elevated from baseline at 80 days after maternal COVID-19 vaccination
Cognitive Deficits in Childhood Tied to Later Mental Health Disorders
Authors say early cognitive interventions in childhood may lessen risk for subsequent symptoms
ACP Offers Guidance on Antibiotic Duration for Common Infections
Best practices recommend limiting antibiotics to five days for COPD exacerbations, acute uncomplicated bronchitis
