NIH Launches $500 Million Contest to Produce Best COVID-19 Test
Goal is to make millions of tests available to Americans each week by end of summer
Rate, Timing of Altered Smell, Taste in Mild COVID-19 Examined
Overall, 64.4 percent of patients reported altered sense of smell, taste; one-third also had blocked nose
Mental Disorders May Up Risk for Subsequent Medical Conditions
Median hazard ratio was 1.37 for link between mental disorder, medical condition in Danish cohort
NT-proBNP Does Not Improve Evaluation of Syncope in the ED
Serum NT-proBNP concentrations were generally higher in patients with 30-day serious adverse events
Food Insecurity Rates High Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Pandemic-related food insecurity follows known regional patterns
Psoriasis Tied to Higher Alzheimer Disease Risk
Among psoriasis patients, those on systemic treatment had lower risk for Alzheimer disease
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Higher Mammography Rates
Expansion states saw higher Medicaid, total insurance coverage, and use of coverage for mammography
14.9 Percent of U.S. Adults Had Ever Used an E-Cigarette in 2018
Prevalence of ever e-cigarette use and current use highest for men, non-Hispanic whites, those ages 18 to 24
Large-Vessel Stroke Described in Young Adults With COVID-19
Five patients younger than 50 years presented with large-vessel stroke during two-week period in NYC
Men Have More Serious Disease, Higher Death Rate From COVID-19
Number of men in deceased group was 2.4 times higher than women in public dataset from China
