FDA Warns of Hand Sanitizers in Food-Like Packaging
Reports received by the FDA include hand sanitizer sold in a pouch that resembled a snack
Model Says COVID-19 Deaths Could Surpass 317,000 by December
Since January, there have been more than 5 million COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and more than 180,000 deaths
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peaches Has Now Sickened 78 People
23 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Most Shoulder Replacements Last More Than 10 Years
Substantial improvement from baseline seen in pooled 10-year patient-reported outcome measures
Vitamin C Positively Linked to Skeletal Muscle Mass Measures
Positive links seen for dietary and circulating vitamin C with muscle mass in middle- and older-aged adults
Losing Weight Before Midlife Cuts Mortality Risk
Risk lower for those who dropped from obese to overweight versus those who remained obese
Proportion of Deaths Due to Heart Failure, HTN Increasing
But overall decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease seen from 1999 to 2018
Risk for Cancer Reduced for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Pooled prevalence rates of breast cancer, digestive cancer, skin cancer were 2, 2, and 1 percent, respectively
Respiratory Disease May Increase Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Findings seen for both seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, but only among nonsmokers