Meta-Analysis Links Smoking to COVID-19 Disease Progression
Risk for COVID-19 progression nearly double for smokers versus nonsmokers
Improvements Seen in Some Cognitive Domains With Aerobic Exercise
Middle-aged, older adults saw improvement after six-month aerobic exercise intervention
COVID-19 Fatality Rate High for Heart Transplant Recipients
Of 28 infected HT recipients, 79 percent admitted for treatment, 25 percent needed mechanical ventilation
Cannabis Smoking May Increase Risk for Fungal Infection
After adjustment for age, immunocompromised status, odds ratio of fungal infection was 3.5
Children of Mothers With Mental Illness Less Likely to Receive Vaccines
Risk highest for children living with mothers with alcohol or substance misuse disorders
Experts Discuss Strategy for Bariatric Surgery During COVID-19
Recommendations address nonsurgical management, prioritization of patients once surgery resumes
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Increase Risk for CVD in Women
Risk for CVD, revascularization, stroke increased for women consuming one or more SSB/day
Pulmonary Rehab Associated With Lower COPD Mortality
Only 1.5 percent of patients initiated pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of discharge
Burden of Osteoarthritis Increasing in Most Countries
1990 to 2017 saw jump of 9.3 and 8.2 percent in age-standardized point prevalence, annual incidence
PM2.5 Linked to Later Mortality in Certain Pediatric, AYA Cancers
Mortality risk increased at 5 years, 10 years among those with pediatric lymphomas, CNS tumors
