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...
More Mental Health Visits Tied to Lower Rates of Youth Suicide
Youth suicide risk highest with epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, substance use, bipolar disorder
Contact Tracing Can Cut Time to Case Isolation in SARS-CoV-2
Household contacts had higher risk for infection; children were as likely to be infected as adults
Food Insecurity Rates High Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Pandemic-related food insecurity follows known regional patterns
Symptomatic Health Care Staff in U.K. Screened for COVID-19
Shift in transmission dynamics noted as of March 24, concurrent with steps to implement social distancing
USPSTF: Behavioral Interventions Likely Prevent Tobacco Use
Primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have moderate net benefit for school-aged children
Major Depression Reduced for Those Reared in Adoptive Homes
Protective rearing effect found for adopted compared with home-reared full and half siblings
David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 Financial Consequences for Health Care System
Shulkin, ninth secretary for Veterans Affairs, estimates health care provider revenue down about $500 billion
Pediatric Brain Cancer Outcomes Worse for Black, Hispanic Patients
Disparities for disease severity not seen at diagnosis, meaning postdiagnosis factors may affect outcome
Nearly Half of U.S. Population Breathes Unhealthy Air
More cities saw increase in days with spikes in particle pollution for 2016-2018 versus 2015-2017
