Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
2009 to 2019 Saw Increase in Exposure to Phenibut in U.S.
Exposure resulted in moderate effects in 49.6 percent of cases and major effects in 12.6 percent
ESC Updates Guidelines for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Patients with congenital heart disease increasingly present as older adults, including the elderly
Child Cancer Survivors’ Hearing Loss Linked to Cognitive Deficits
Findings seen in survivors of childhood cancer independent of the neurotoxic treatment received
Severe Hypoglycemia May Up Fall Risk in Older Adults With T2DM
Twofold higher risk seen for diabetes patients with a severe hypoglycemia event
CDC: 13.2 Percent of U.S. Adults Used Antidepressants in 2015 to 2018
Use was higher for women than men; use highest among women aged 60 years and older
Anticholinergic Meds May Raise Risk for Cognitive Decline
Effects significantly worse among individuals with risk factors for Alzheimer disease
Some Lupus Erythematosus Cases Tied to Drug Exposure
Cases found for both cutaneous and systemic lupus, but some previous reports due to protopathic bias
Poll: Americans Now More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
However, only 27 percent said they would get a vaccine within the first three months of it being available
Imaging Manifestations of E-Cig, Vaping Lung Injury Described
Most commonly presents on CT as acute lung injury with multifocal ground-glass opacity, consolidation
