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About half of couples referred for counseling due to a family history of kidney disease opt for preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic kidney disease

Many Opt for Genetic Testing of Embryos for Kidney Disease

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65 percent of couples using IVF who selected testing had at least one live birth of an unaffected child
In young people at risk for psychosis

Proteomic Markers May Predict Psychosis in Those at Risk

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Predictive models based on proteomic biomarkers may help personalize prognosis strategies
Severe disease and death appear to be rare among children and young people hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19

Low Rates of Severe Disease, Death Reported for Children With COVID-19

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Fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, low platelet count, lymphadenopathy more often seen in MIS-C
A warning about alcohol-based hand sanitizers in packaging that looks like food or drink has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Warns of Hand Sanitizers in Food-Like Packaging

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Reports received by the FDA include hand sanitizer sold in a pouch that resembled a snack
A widely cited model for COVID-19 deaths in the United States predicts a total of 317

Model Says COVID-19 Deaths Could Surpass 317,000 by December

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Since January, there have been more than 5 million COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and more than 180,000 deaths
A Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled peaches from Prima Wawona and Wawona Packing Co. LLC has now sickened 78 people in 12 states

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peaches Has Now Sickened 78 People

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23 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Aug. 24 to 28

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
The combined estimated multiple sclerosis population-attributable fractions for smoking and childhood and adolescent high body mass index vary from 11 to 14 percent in conservative estimates

Smoking, High Early-Life BMI Projected to Add to MS Burden

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Authors estimate the contribution of smoking, high child BMI as risk factors for MS in 2015, 2025, 2035
The vast majority of parents believe vaccines are the best way to protect their children from infectious diseases

Parents Have Contradictory Views on Childhood Vaccines

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More than one-third of parents believe not all recommended vaccines are necessary
Three COVID-19-positive people with no symptoms were successfully identified and isolated at four overnight camps in Maine

Maine Summer Camps Identified, Isolated COVID-19 Cases

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Actions prevented COVID-19 transmission to more than 1,000 other campers and staff