Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cut Transmission by Half: Company Executive
Manufacturers say vaccine is 90 percent effective in protecting people from the new coronavirus
Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage Cost-Effective
Interventions could avert 3,000 to 14,000 future HPV cancers scaling to the U.S. population
ACR Previews New Pharmacotherapy Guidelines for RA
The 2020 Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis updates guidance on drug treatments
ACR: Warfarin Tied to Increased Risk for Knee, Hip Replacement in OA
Among adults with atrial fibrillation, warfarin use linked to increased odds of knee, hip replacement versus direct oral anticoagulants
AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification
This accounts for about a quarter of the total effect on blood pressure control
MI, ASCVD Risk Higher in Older Adults With Elevated LDL-C
And LDL cholesterol-lowering therapies are effective for reducing cardiovascular events in older adults
Antipsychotic Use Declined in Young Children From 2009 to 2017
While there was a shift toward evidence-based indications, majority of use remains off-label
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Measles Cases Reach Highest Number in 23 Years
After steady decline in 2010 to 2016, measles cases increased in all WHO regions from 2017 to 2019; deaths increased 50 percent
ACR: Incidence of COVID-19 Low in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
73 percent of those with SARS-CoV-2 infection not hospitalized; 11 percent of those hospitalized required ICU admission
