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The United States' deal with Gilead Sciences to scoop up nearly all of the world's supply of the only drug licensed to treat COVID-19 has outraged health experts.

U.S. Grab of Only COVID-19 Treatment Outrages Health Experts

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Behavior sets a dangerous precedent for attempts to share scarce treatments during the pandemic, experts warn
Some behavioral sleep problems in early childhood are associated with the onset of mental health symptoms during early adolescence

Early Childhood Sleep Problems Tied to Later Mental Health Issues

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Specifically, sleep problems tied to onset of psychosis and borderline personality disorder in adolescence
Official COVID-19 death tallies underestimate the full increase in deaths associated with the pandemic in many states

COVID-19-Related Death Count Likely Higher Than Official Tallies

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Researchers estimate an excess of U.S. deaths 28 percent higher than official COVID-19 death counts
Greater adherence to healthy eating patterns is consistently associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease

Multiple Healthy Eating Patterns May Be Able to Lower CVD Risk

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Findings seen for four different healthy eating patterns with 30+ years of follow-up
Critically ill patients with COVID-19 are more likely to develop heart rhythm disorders than other hospitalized patients

Heart Rhythm Disorders Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

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ICU admission tied to incident atrial fibrillation, nonsustained ventricular tachycardias
The rate of positivity for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is over 40 percent for Latinos in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. region

Latinos Have High Rate of Positivity for SARS-CoV-2

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Rate of positivity 42.6 percent, compared with 8.8 percent for whites and 17.6 percent for blacks
For patients with type 2 diabetes at low cardiovascular risk

Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments Explored in T2DM

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Greatest drop in HbA1c for insulin, specific glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist added to metformin
Preterm delivery is associated with increased maternal risk for ischemic heart disease

Preterm Delivery May Up Maternal Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease

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Association decreased over time but remained significantly elevated through 40+ years of follow-up
There is an increasing global burden of thyroid cancer

Global Burden of Thyroid Cancer Is Increasing

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Burden higher among women, Southern and Eastern Asia, with one-third of cases in wealthy nations
Fake or unapproved COVID-19 antibody tests are being sold by scammers

FBI Warns of Scammers Selling Fake COVID-19 Antibody Tests

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Consumers can protect themselves by checking FDA website for a list of approved antibody tests, testing companies