Liver Cancer Profile Differs in Black Patients With Hep C
Black patients have better liver function at the time of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis; have less early-stage HCC, larger tumors
Decline in Myocardial Function May Start Early in Blacks
Midwall fractional shortening trajectories differ by race from early age to young adulthood
New Coronavirus Variant Surging in California
The B.1.427/B.1.429 variant has been detected in 45 U.S. states to date and in several other countries
Polynesian Ancestry May Increase Cardiometabolic Risk
Genetic study reveals link between Polynesian ancestry and higher risk for obesity, T2DM, heart failure in Native Hawaiians
Children Given Flu Shot Less Likely to Have Symptomatic COVID-19
Odds also lower for having severe disease for patients vaccinated for influenza, pneumococcal disease
FDA Review Reveals J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Safe, Effective
Advisory panel set to meet Friday to recommend whether the agency should authorize the shot for emergency use
Nationwide Study Shows BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Is Effective
In mass vaccination setting, vaccine is effective for symptomatic COVID-19, hospitalization, severe disease, death
Symptoms ID’d That Should Trigger COVID-19 Testing
Testing people with any of seven key symptoms in the first three days of illness would detect 96 percent of symptomatic cases
AAN: Smell Loss Can Persist for Five Months After COVID-19
About half of those with compromised sense of smell during acute phase had not regained sense of smell at average of 150.1 days postdiagnosis
Non-White Race Tied to Higher Likelihood of COVID-19 Infection
Age, not race, most important contributing factor for outcomes
