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...
Adult Smoking, Cessation Tied to Smoking Intensity in Adolescence
Prevalence of daily smoking in 20s, 40s correlated with degree of smoking during adolescence
Anxiety Up for Nonmedical Health Care Workers Versus Those on Front Lines
Nonmedical health care workers have higher mean DASS-21 anxiety, stress scores, higher IES-R scores
Face Masks Offer Slight Protective Effect From Flu-Like Illness
Small reduction seen in risk for developing respiratory symptoms from casual exposure in community
Doctors Report on Four COVID-19 Infections in Newborns in China
Newborn babies and infants appear to be less vulnerable to poor outcomes with COVID-19
Neurologic Effects Seen in a Third of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Manifestations include acute cerebrovascular diseases, impaired consciousness, skeletal muscle injury
Temperature, UV Radiation Not Linked to Incidence of COVID-19
Spread ability of COVID-19 not expected to change with increasing temperature, increasing UV exposure
HHS Report Looks at Hospital Experiences With COVID-19
Most significant challenges relate to testing and caring for COVID-19 patients, keeping staff safe
Convalescent Plasma Treatment Promising in Severe COVID-19
One dose of CP with neutralizing antibodies can reduce viral load, tends to improve clinical symptoms
Racial Differences Seen for Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, Survival
White, black, and Hispanic patients have worse odds of cancer-specific and overall survival versus Asian patients
