AAP Updates Recommendations for Safe Infant Sleep Practices
Infants should be placed in supine position, on firm, flat, noninclined surface for every sleep
More African-Americans Screened for Lung Cancer With USPSTF 2021 Criteria
Expanding lung cancer screening criteria is step toward greater equity for high-risk populations
Study Compares Baricitinib to Dexamethasone for COVID-19
Baricitinib plus remdesivir shows similar efficacy but better safety profile than dexamethasone plus remdesivir in hospitalized adults
Medicare Could Have Saved $3.6 Billion on Generic Drugs in 2020
Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices
Income, Education Linked to Advanced Stage of Diagnosis of NSCLC
Findings persist among race/ethnic groups, regardless of government or private insurance, and across facility types
Azithromycin Improves Outcomes in Poorly Controlled Child Asthma
Better control, fewer exacerbations seen with addition of oral azithromycin to standard therapy in children with poorly controlled asthma
Medicaid Expansion Buffered Health Coverage Loss During Pandemic
Workers who lived in Medicaid expansion states were 5.4 percent more likely to enroll in Medicaid after job loss during pandemic
Continued CPAP Use Cuts Risk for Death
Termination of CPAP therapy tied to higher first-year all-cause death and heart failure
Disparities in Life Expectancy by Race, Ethnicity, County Persist
In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN
Chronically Ill WTC Responders Face Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19
World Trade Center responders with exposure-related chronic conditions also more likely to experience long COVID
