Obesity Ups Risk for COVID-19 Severity
Disease severity increases with increasing body mass index
Heart Rate Variability Related to Risk for Incident Diabetes
Decreased vagal activity, deviation in sympathetic activity may predict diabetes in young Asian adults
Bundled Rapid HIV/Hep C Testing May Improve Infection Awareness
Bundled HIV, hepatitis C testing ups number of people with substance use disorders aware of infection status
Cardiac Cath Lab STEMI Activations Drop During Pandemic
STEMI activation volumes based on analysis of nine high-volume centers before, after March 1, 2020
Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2, Other Respiratory Pathogens ID’d
Rhinovirus/enterovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, non-SARS-CoV-2 Coronaviridae coinfections detected
Heightened Surveillance IDs More Thyroid Cancer in 9/11 Responders
Rates higher for responders versus non-World Trade Center-exposed men, but most cases asymptomatic
Physicians Report Low Interest in Opioid Use Disorder Meds
Few PCPs report obtaining buprenorphine waiver orprescribing buprenorphine, naltrexone for OUD
Most Older Adults With New Dementia Die Within Five Years
Increased odds of death seen in association with older age, male sex, and presence of organ failure
Expanding Symptom Screening Criteria Can Up COVID-19 Detection
Even with addition of myalgia, chills, about 10 percent of health care personnel with COVID-19 would be missed
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test That Uses Samples Collected at Home
After self-swabbing to collect their nasal sample, patients mail their sample to a LabCorp lab
