2005 to 2016 Saw Increase in Skeletal Muscle Relaxant Use
Office visits with prescribed SMR nearly doubled; tripling in visits for continued SMR drug therapy
Model Estimates Herd Immunity Threshold for COVID-19
New model suggests lower herd immunity level than classical model based on homogenous immunization
Promising Results for Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine in Early Testing
Preliminary findings show that 45 study volunteers who received either a low or medium dose had immune response
U.S. Grab of Only COVID-19 Treatment Outrages Health Experts
Behavior sets a dangerous precedent for attempts to share scarce treatments during the pandemic, experts warn
Early Childhood Sleep Problems Tied to Later Mental Health Issues
Specifically, sleep problems tied to onset of psychosis and borderline personality disorder in adolescence
COVID-19-Related Death Count Likely Higher Than Official Tallies
Researchers estimate an excess of U.S. deaths 28 percent higher than official COVID-19 death counts
Multiple Healthy Eating Patterns May Be Able to Lower CVD Risk
Findings seen for four different healthy eating patterns with 30+ years of follow-up
Heart Rhythm Disorders Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
ICU admission tied to incident atrial fibrillation, nonsustained ventricular tachycardias
Latinos Have High Rate of Positivity for SARS-CoV-2
Rate of positivity 42.6 percent, compared with 8.8 percent for whites and 17.6 percent for blacks
Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments Explored in T2DM
Greatest drop in HbA1c for insulin, specific glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist added to metformin
