U.S. Has Second Day of Record Rise in COVID-19 Cases; Young People Fueling Trend
In Florida, the median age of residents testing positive for the virus has dropped to 35, down from 65 in March
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...
Model May Help Predict Risk for Testing Positive for COVID-19
Risk reduced with pneumococcal polysaccharide, flu vaccine; melatonin, paroxetine, or carvedilol use
Inhibition of Sclerostin May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
SOST genetic variants linked to lower risk for fracture and osteoporosis but higher risk for MI, major CV AEs
Allopurinol Does Not Affect eGFR in Chronic Kidney Disease
And, serum urate lowering with allopurinol did not affect GFR in T1DM and diabetic kidney disease
Contraceptives Beneficial for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Combined oral contraceptives linked to improvement in bone mass, similar to that with high-dose HT
Texas Pauses Reopening as COVID-19 Cases Rise
Currently, state has more than 4,300 hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Congo Marks End of World’s Second Deadliest Ebola Outbreak
The outbreak began in August 2018 and resulted in 2,280 deaths
Administrative Data Predict Mortality With Diabetes
Thirty-seven factors have good accuracy for predicting five- and 10-year mortality in older veterans
