Oral Corticosteroid Bursts Carry Risk for Severe Adverse Events
Highest rates of adverse events seen within first month after initiating short course of oral steroids
USPSTF Advises Annual Low-Dose CT Lung Screening for High-Risk Individuals
Annual CT screening recommended for those aged 50 to 80 years at high risk due to smoking history
Company Gets $1.6 Billion From U.S. Government for COVID-19 Vaccine
Novavax has never brought a product to market before
COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Begins Late-Stage Human Trials
Trial will assess whether it can prevent infection among uninfected people in close contact with an infected person
Outcomes Similar for COVID-19 in Patients With, Without HIV
Rate of patients who required mechanical ventilation, died similar for those with HIV, matched comparators
Health Expenditures Considerable for Asthma, COPD in U.S. Workers
Annualized total medical expenditures are $7 billion and $5 billion, respectively
Medicaid Expansion Contributing to Earlier Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer diagnosis earlier for low-income adults with screening-amenable cancers following Medicaid expansion
Endotheliopathy ID’d in COVID-19, Tied to Higher Mortality Risk
Soluble thrombomodulin concentration >3.26 ng/mL linked to lower rates of hospital discharge, survival
Point-Prevalence Surveys in SNFs Help Cut COVID-19 Transmission
Initial, repeated surveys inform infection prevention and control efforts in skilled nursing facilities
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...
