Continuing Treatment Not Beneficial After Five Years of Bisphosphonates
No difference seen in cumulative incidence of hip fracture for continuing therapy for two, five additional years versus discontinuing
Peripheral Neuropathy Linked to Mortality in U.S. Population
PN linked to all-cause, cardiovascular mortality in adults with diabetes; all-cause mortality in those without diabetes
Recommendations Developed for Management of Lyme Disease
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy should be given within 72 hours of identified high-risk tick bite
HFE Hemochromatosis May Up Risk for Liver Cancer in Men
Risk for incident primary hepatic malignancy and death increased among men with HFE p.C282Y homozygosity
No Change Seen in Trends of Dementia in Black, White Adults in U.S.
From 2000 to 2016, hazard ratios comparing Black and White participants ranged from about 1.4 to 1.8
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
FDA Advisory Committee OKs Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Committee recommends emergency use authorization of the vaccine; vaccine to be distributed within 24 hours of EUA
American Indians/Alaska Natives Have Elevated COVID-19 Mortality
Disparity between AI/AN and White individuals largest for those aged 20 to 49 years
Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors
Risk for self-reported clinically significant medical error increases with severity of sleep impairment
FDA Authorizes First OTC COVID-19 Home Test Collection Kit
Last week, the agency also authorized an at-home test collection kit for COVID-19 and flu, available by prescription
