Brazil Second Country to Record More Than 400,000 COVID-19 Deaths
April was the country's deadliest month of the pandemic, with thousands of deaths daily
COVID-19 Deaths Continue to Decline in the United States
Still, more Americans need to get vaccinated, experts urge
Pandemic Tied to Mental Health Concerns in Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Excessive information seeking doubles the odds of elevated posttraumatic stress and anxiety/depression
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
VTE Risk High in Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
History of VTE predicts VTE occurrence; VTE occurrence linked to increased mortality
Steroids Unrelated to Psychological Reactions in Pediatric ALL
Low-quality evidence suggests type/dose of steroid not linked to adverse psychological reactions, possibly associated with sleep problems
Female Sex, Work Culture Biggest Contributors to Physician Burnout
Compared with electronic health record usage at an academic medical center, clinician sex and work culture contributed more to burnout
Transient Improvement Found in Sedentary Time in CKD With Intervention
Maximum reduction in sedentary duration and increase in number of steps/day seen at week 20, attenuated by week 24
Intraabdominal Fat Ups Health Risks in Absence of Obesity
Interventions investigated to reduce these adipose tissue depots, with lifestyle interventions as effective as medications (or more so)
Probiotic With Low-Dose Iron Studied in Pregnant Women
Iron status improved in healthy pregnant women randomly assigned to Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v product versus placebo
