Steroid Injection No Better for Long-Term Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
At five years, no difference seen in symptoms, but rates of subsequent surgical treatment lower with methylprednisolone versus saline injection
Fluvoxamine Cuts Hospitalizations in High-Risk COVID-19 Outpatients
Rate of high-risk COVID-19 outpatients needing prolonged emergency care or transfer to tertiary hospital lower with fluvoxamine versus placebo
Sotrovimab Cuts Risk for COVID-19 Progression in High-Risk Patients
Interim analysis shows lower risk for progression with sotrovimab versus placebo among high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19
Itepekimab Bests Placebo for Moderate-to-Severe Asthma
Incidence of events indicating loss of asthma control lower with itepekimab monotherapy in phase 2, proof-of-concept trial
ACS: Surgery May Follow Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Appendicitis
At one and two years, 40 and 46 percent of patients initially receiving antibiotics underwent subsequent appendectomy
Vaccination Protects Against Death From SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
Scotland cohort study shows vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, BNT162b2 highly effective for preventing deaths caused by delta variant
Worldwide Routine Vaccination Coverage Down From 2019 to 2020
Global estimates decreased for coverage with third dose of DTP and polio vaccine, first dose of measles-containing vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccination Not Linked to First-Trimester Miscarriage
Among women with miscarriage, adjusted odds ratios for COVID-19 vaccination in previous three and five weeks were 0.91 and 0.81
For Dialysis Recipients, Antibody Response Lowest With Ad26.COV2.S
Patients receiving attenuated adenovirus vaccine more likely to have no seroconversion, no detectable or diminished IgG response
Cell Culture-Derived Influenza Vaccine Efficacious in Children
Vaccine efficacy consistent in subgroups according to age, sex, race, and previous influenza vaccination