Inequities Seen in Accessing Telemedicine During COVID-19
Factors linked to fewer completed telemedicine visits include older age, Asian race, non-English as preferred language, Medicaid insurance
Seizure Frequency Not Up in Pregnancy for Women With Epilepsy
Changes in doses of antiepileptic drugs occurred more often in pregnant women than in nonpregnant controls
Women Have Lower Survival to Hospital Discharge After OHCA
Women have significantly reduced survival to hospital discharge among patients not made DNR or who do not have withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy
Privileged White U.S. Citizens Have Better Health Outcomes
However, outcomes are not always better than those of average citizens in 12 comparison countries
Public Health Videos Cut COVID-19 Knowledge Gap for Minorities
Messages from race/ethnic-concordant physicians increase information-seeking incidence for Black participants
No Evidence Found of Placental Infection, Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Mother-to-neonate transfer of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies significantly lower than anti-influenza hemagglutinin A antibody transfer
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
CDC: Life Expectancy for U.S. Population Increased in 2019
And age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 20.7 to 21.6 per 100,000 from 2018 to 2019
Most Pregnant Women With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Are Asymptomatic
Patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 more likely to be Hispanic, report Spanish as primary language
Oral Contraceptives Protect Against Ovarian, Endometrial Cancer
Increased risk for breast cancer observed, which was seen for up to two years after discontinuation of oral contraceptives
