U.S. National Health Care Spending Increased 9.7 Percent in 2020
Increase was due to 36.0 percent increase in federal expenditures, mainly in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Incidence of Oropharyngeal Cancer Projected to Rise in U.S. Men
Under a status quo scenario based on current levels of HPV vaccination, 792,000 OPC cases in men would be prevented by the year 2100
Reemergent RSV Epidemics Could Be More Intense in 2021 to 2022
Virus introduced from external sources linked to emergence of spring and summer epidemic in 2021
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Severe Mental Illness Tied to Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings seen for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality
Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Children Ages 2 to 5 Years
Pfizer-BioNTech will try a third dose to see if it produces a more robust response
Flu Vaccine May Not Protect Against Main Flu Strain
However, vaccine still likely to protect against severe illness and death
Myocarditis, Myopericarditis Risk Up After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
But absolute rates of myocarditis or myopericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination low, even in younger age groups
Number of Older People With HIV on ART Projected to Increase
Simulation model of people with HIV using ART in the U.S. projects increase in overall median age from 50 years in 2020 to 52 years in 2030
Hyperbaric Oxygen Helps Treat Severe Hypoxemia in COVID-19
Odds ratio for recovery from hypoxemia at day 3 was 23.2 in the hyperbaric oxygen group versus the standard treatment group
