Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Percentage of Teens Reporting Drug Use Declined in 2021
Proportion of teens in grades 8, 10, and 12 reporting alcohol, marijuana use decreased significantly
FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma
Tezspire is unique in that it only targets thymic stromal lymphopoietin, the molecule involved in airway inflammation
Omicron Now Accounts for 73 Percent of New COVID-19 Cases
Rate suggests there were more than 650,000 omicron infections in the United States last week
Assisted Reproduction Not Tied to Psychiatric Illness in Offspring
Elevated risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder may be explained by differences in parental characteristics
First-Time Gun Owners Less Likely to Be White Men
From January 2019 to April 2021, 7.5 million U.S. adults became new gun owners
Fresh Express Salad Mixes Tied to Multistate Listeria Outbreak
Outbreak has caused 10 illnesses, one hospitalization, and one death
Symptom Presentation Varies by SARS-CoV-2 Variant
During first wave of COVID-19, cough occurred first in the United States, while fever occurred first in China
Biden Outlines Measures to Fight Omicron, Pleads With Americans to Get Vaccinated
Included in the battle plan announced Tuesday are measures to distribute 500 million free rapid COVID-19 tests to the public
Family Impact of Child With Life-Threatening Illness Examined
Family members of children with a serious pediatric illness have higher rates of health care encounters, diagnoses, prescriptions
