Recent Cannabis Use Not Linked to Acute Ischemic Stroke
After adjustment for confounding variables including age, race, cardiac condition, no link observed
Body Mass Index Lower in Patients With Familial Psoriasis
Patients are often younger and have lower body mass index at first visit
High-Risk Drinking Could Further Increase Liver Disease
Interventions to address high-risk drinking needed to cut cirrhosis, mortality
Troponin I Elevation Linked to Death in COVID-19 Patients
Patients with small or greater amounts of myocardial injury had significantly increased risk for death
Obesity Linked to Greater Severity of Pediatric COVID-19
Obesity is significantly associated with mechanical ventilation in children aged 2 years and older
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Tied to Smoking Relapse
Adults vaping nontobacco flavored versus tobacco flavored e-cigarettes more likely to quit smoking
COVID-19 Mortality Rate for Intubated Adults Lower Than Previously Reported
35.7 percent of 165 patients requiring mechanical ventilation died, while overall mortality was 30.9 percent
Thromboelastography Can Predict Blood Clots in COVID-19
For innate TEG maximum amplitude, sensitivity and negative predictive value were 100 percent
Record-High Numbers of New COVID-19 Cases Seen in 14 States, Puerto Rico
New predictions from the University of Washington show U.S. death toll could now hit 145,000 by August
WHO Backpedals on Claim That Asymptomatic Transmission of New Coronavirus Is Rare
Agency states it was a 'misunderstanding' to say that transmission by people without symptoms is rare
