ACR Previews New Pharmacotherapy Guidelines for RA
The 2020 Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis updates guidance on drug treatments
AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification
This accounts for about a quarter of the total effect on blood pressure control
MI, ASCVD Risk Higher in Older Adults With Elevated LDL-C
And LDL cholesterol-lowering therapies are effective for reducing cardiovascular events in older adults
SARS-CoV-2 Transmitted Despite Quarantine Conditions
Among Marine Corps recruits, about 2 percent who were negative for SARS-CoV-2 at start of supervised quarantine tested positive by day 14
Moderna Vaccine Shows 94.5 Percent Effectiveness Against COVID-19
Company expects to have about 20 million doses of the vaccine ready to ship in the U.S. by the end of the year
OCD Symptoms Worsening Among Children During COVID-19
Worsening was most pronounced among children with early age of onset, family history of ADHD
Mental Health ED Visits in Children Up Mid-March to October 2020
Proportion of mental health-related ED visits increased 24 and 31 percent for children, adolescents
CDC: 26.4 Percent of U.S. Adults With Diabetes Meet ABCS Goals
About one in four meet combined goals of management of blood glucose, BP, non-HDL-C, avoiding smoking
ACR: Corticosteroid Injections Do Not Speed Progression of Knee OA
Rates of radiographic progression similar for corticosteroid injections, hyaluronic acid injections in multivariable analysis
Antipsychotic Use Declined in Young Children From 2009 to 2017
While there was a shift toward evidence-based indications, majority of use remains off-label
