Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act
Oral arguments in the ACA case are scheduled for the Supreme Court's next term
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
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...
Serious Resident Errors Increase When Extended ICU Shifts Are Cut
But after adjustment for number of patients per resident, errors not increased with ≤16-hour shifts
Drop in Infant Mortality Mainly Due to Drop Across Maternal Age
Changes in age distribution of women giving birth accounted for part of drop in infant mortality rates
CDC: U.S. Salmonella Cases Linked to Backyard Poultry Reach 465
There have been 86 hospitalizations; one death has been reported
Sanofi Speeds COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
Company says it may be able to get a vaccine approved by regulators as early as the first half of 2021
Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans’ Health
Expected this week, the cloud of dust is especially large and has already hit the Caribbean
COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Available by Late 2020, Early 2021: Fauci
Fauci cautiously optimistic about a vaccine being available in 2020-2021 time frame
Costs for COVID-19 High With Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Out-of-pocket costs high for consumer-directed health plan enrollees, especially younger individuals
Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 High Within Households
No significant difference in infectivity seen for incubation period versus symptomatic period
