USPSTF Still Advises Syphilis Screening for At-Risk Teens, Adults
Grade A recommendation reaffirms 2016 recommendation for asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults and teens at increased risk
COVID-19 Death After Menopause Down With Increased Estrogen Level
Risk for dying reduced for postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy, with increased estrogen levels
Antibodies Persist for Infants Born to COVID-19-Vaccinated Moms
Anti-spike antibody levels lower in infants born to mothers who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 at 20 to 32 weeks of gestation
Endometriosis Not Tied to Preterm Delivery
Findings similar regardless of endometriosis disease phenotype
U.S. Senate Narrowly Confirms Califf to Head FDA
Califf briefly served as FDA commissioner toward the end of President Barack Obama's administration
Volume-Based Compensation Most Common Incentive for Doctors
Quality and cost performance incentives were common, but percentage of compensation based on these was modest
Fat Mass Negatively Linked to Bone Mineral Density
Negative association of fat mass index with BMD was stronger in men than women
Extensive Placental Damage ID’d in COVID-19-Linked Stillbirths
Mechanism of stillbirth, neonatal death is hypoxic-ischemic injury resulting from placental destruction and insufficiency caused by SARS-CoV-2
Poor Prepregnancy Cardiometabolic Health Common in the U.S.
For 2016 to 2019, less than half of individuals with live births had favorable prepregnancy cardiometabolic health
Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Linked to Metabolic Syndrome, HTN
ODI ≥5 in pregnancy linked to increased risk for HTN and MetS while AHI ≥5 in pregnancy linked to MetS, but not hypertension
