New Omicron Subvariant Causing COVID-19 Spike in South Africa
Number of daily cases reported by the country has shot up from just a few hundred a few weeks ago to just over 6,000
Sexual Minority Students Perceive Medical School Less Favorably
Bisexual, lesbian, or gay students have less favorable perceptions of the medical school learning environment, are more likely to report burnout
Link Between GI Issues, Internalizing Symptoms Studied in Autism
Best-fitting model in path analysis suggests bidirectional relationship between GI issues, internalizing symptoms in children with ASD
Many Infants in WIC Program Not Getting Enough Vitamin D
Only 6 to 12 percent of infants enrolled in the WIC program received supplemental vitamin D during their first year of life
FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
Research has shown that menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than traditional tobacco products
Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize Its COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 6
Preliminary analysis indicates vaccine efficacy of 51 percent among children younger than 2 years and 37 percent among children 2 to 5 years
E.U. Says Europe Out of ‘Emergency’ Phase of Pandemic
Announcement is not binding and national governments within the European Union will still be able to set their own public health policies
Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission
T1DM in Either Parent Tied to Lower Academic Test Scores in Offspring
Similar adverse effect on school performance seen for children of mother or father with type 1 diabetes
Higher Vaccination Coverage Linked to Lower COVID-19 Mortality
10 percent improvement in vaccination coverage linked to 8 percent drop in mortality, 7 percent drop in incidence
