Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates Decreased From 2018 to 2019 in U.S.
2019 rates significantly lower in women aged 25 to 44 years and in boys and men aged 10 to 14, 45 to 64, and 65 to 74 years
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Pediatric Inpatient Admissions Down During Pandemic
Findings seen across a wide range of diagnoses and not reflective of seasonal variation
Pfizer to Begin Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant Women
Pfizer also planning to start trials of the vaccine in younger children, teens, people with weakened immune systems
Myocardial Injury Prevalent in Patients With Severe COVID-19
54 percent of discharged patients who had troponin elevation in conjunction with severe COVID-19 had late gadolinium enhancement and/or ischemia
Relugolix Combo Therapy Beneficial for Fibroid-Related Menorrhagia
Significantly more women had reduced menstrual bleeding with once-daily relugolix combination therapy versus placebo
Avacopan Noninferior to Prednisone for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Avacopan noninferior to prednisone taper for remission at week 26, superior to prednisone taper for sustained remission at week 52
1998 to 2018 Saw Jump in Admissions for Food-Induced Anaphylaxis
U.K. data revealed decrease in case fatality rate during study period; cow's milk responsible for 26 percent of deaths in school-aged children
Decrease Seen in U.S. Life Expectancy in First Half of 2020
Life expectancy decreased by 1.0 year in first half of 2020 from 2019, with decreases of 1.2 and 0.9 years for males and females, respectively
Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks Seized
Medical workers and companies should go to the 3M website to learn how to identify fake masks
