Apathy in Older Adults May Signal Risk for Developing Dementia
Risk for developing probable dementia increased in association with severe versus low apathy
No Evidence Found of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Newborns of mothers with severe/critical COVID-19 born early, at risk for needing phototherapy
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure May Raise Risk for Psychopathology
Findings seen in middle childhood, especially for maternal cannabis use after knowledge of pregnancy
Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes
Model shows adding two new or three return patient visits per day profitable for all specialties
Time to Results Faster With Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing
Time to results significantly shorter with QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel than with PCR
Reducing Drinking May Improve Pain Interference Symptoms
Improvement seen in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, cocaine use, although confidence intervals wide
CAC Helps ID CVD Risk in Women Receiving RT for Breast Cancer
Higher CAC score calculated from radiotherapy-planning CT scan linked to increased risk for CVD
Ertugliflozin Noninferior for CV Outcomes in T2DM With ASCVD
Ertugliflozin is noninferior to placebo for the primary end point of major adverse cardiovascular events
Cannabinoid Use Tied to Adverse Outcomes With COPD
In older adults with COPD, cannabinoid use tied to all-cause mortality, hospitalizations
Removal Plus Transplant Surgery Feasible in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Simultaneous bilateral laparoscopic nephrectomy can be done at the time of living donor kidney transplant
