Overprescribed Antibiotics for Colds Causes Patient Harm
Researchers identify hundreds of thousands of cases of resulting diarrhea, candidiasis, and Clostridium difficile infections needing medical attention
U.S. Smoking Rate Reaches All-Time Low
Smoking bans, increased prices, and a lack of social acceptability are among reasons for the decline in traditional tobacco use
BCG Vaccine Does Not Reduce COVID-19 Risk for Health Care Workers
No significant difference seen in risk for symptomatic COVID-19, severe COVID-19 for those receiving BCG or saline placebo
Study Looks at Cognitive Deficits in Men With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Authors observed poorer executive functioning, visuospatial memory, and deficits in vigilance sustained attention, psychomotor, impulse control
Smog Tied to More Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality
Specifically, fine particulate matter associated with increased mortality risk due to acute coronary syndrome and ischemic stroke
E-Cigarette Use in Young Teens Tied to Later Tobacco Cigarette Use
Findings for any tobacco smoking and more frequent smoking seen among both U.S. and U.K. teens
Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates
Preterm Birth Tied to Higher Risk for Obstructive Airway Disease in Adulthood
Higher risk extends to those born late preterm and early term, and infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Dexamethasone Still Beneficial for Some Inpatients With COVID-19
Odds of mortality or discharge to hospice reduced for those receiving supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation and/or ECMO
Oral Fluvoxamine Plus Budesonide Cuts Severe Disease in COVID-19
Reduction in incidence of severe disease requiring advanced care seen among high-risk outpatients with COVID-19
