Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Vitamin D Do Not Cut Risk for A-Fib
Treatment with EPA-DHA or vitamin D3 supplement versus placebo results in no significant difference in incident atrial fibrillation over five years
Nasal Swab Test for COVID-19 Risky for Sinus Surgery Patients
Online information needed to warn those with history of sinus, pituitary surgery to avoid nasopharyngeal swab testing, use alternative testing
Meds for Enlarged Prostate Tied to Heart Failure Risk
Risk higher for men on alpha-blockers versus 5-alpha reductase inhibitors
Rates of Macrolide Resistance in S. pneumoniae High Across the U.S.
Clinicians should consider alternatives to macrolide monotherapy as empiric therapy for suspected community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
Skin Rashes Occur in Considerable Number of SARS-CoV-2 Cases
17 percent of SARS-CoV-2-positive cases reported skin rash as first presentation; 21 percent had skin rash as only clinical sign
Incidence of Scleritis Down in the United Kingdom
Patients with scleritis have increased risk for prior diagnosis of infectious/immune-mediated inflammatory disease
Vertebral Fracture, AAC Score Predict Osteoporotic Fracture in Men
For older men, prediction model performance improved with both risk factors compared with only AAC or only prevalent vertebral fractures
Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Rates of COVID-19 Infection
Adults using low-dose aspirin for primary or secondary prevention of CVD had lower likelihood of COVID-19 infection versus nonusers
Most People Complete Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Series
Of those receiving a second COVID-19 vaccine dose, 95.6 percent did so within the recommended interval
States Broaden COVID-19 Vaccine Access to Millions of Americans
At the beginning of the rollout, vaccines were available only to the most vulnerable Americans and some essential workers
