Deaths of Despair Likely to Increase During Pandemic
Authors propose policies addressing employment; access to care; and integrated behavioral, clinical care
Death and Disability From Stroke Down in United Kingdom
Findings for both men and women and blacks and whites
Incidence of Psych Morbidity Up With Spinal Cord Injury
Prevalence of all chronic diseases, chronic disease multimorbidity also up with SCI except for HIV/AIDS
ACE Inhibitor/ARB Use Not Tied to COVID-19 Test Positivity
No significant association identified in overlap propensity score weighting analysis
Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Lower for Prostate Cancer Patients on ADT
Risk reduced fourfold with androgen-deprivation therapy versus other treatment for prostate cancer
SARS-CoV-2 Identified in Semen of Men With COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 present in 26.7 percent at acute stage of infection, 8.7 percent of recovering patients
Asthma, COPD Medication Adherence Up During Pandemic
Authors say increased adherence may reflect patient concern about controlling primary respiratory illness
CDC: Prevalence of Hypertension Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas
HTN prevalence varied from 18.0 to 55.0 percent across counties; med use also higher in rural areas
Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate 1.3 Percent in U.S.
County-specific infection fatality rates for symptomatic cases varied from 0.5 to 3.6 percent
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...
