California Sues Country’s Largest Nursing Home Chain
Lawsuit claims nursing home company submitted false information to the ratings program
Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma Files Bankruptcy Plan
Plan remakes company into a new corporation with revenue targeted exclusively at reducing the nation's opioid crisis
Biden Administration Weighing National Face Mask Standards for Workplace
Temporary standard for face masks in the workplace would impact millions of workers and would likely last six months
Moderna Starts Testing COVID-19 Vaccine in Younger Children
Company also testing its vaccine in 3,000 older children, ages 12 to 17 years
Partial Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination 63 Percent Effective
Estimated effectiveness 63 percent for period from more than 14 days after the first dose through seven days after the second dose
Mortality Increased in Association With SARS-CoV-2 U.K. Variant
Mortality hazard ratio was 1.64 in association with infection with VOC-202012/1 versus infection with previously circulating variants
Characteristics of COVID-19-Related Encephalopathy Detailed
Of nine patients with CORE, six had movement disorders, seven had frontal syndrome, four had brainstem impairment
Donanemab Studied in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer Disease
Slightly less cognitive and functional decline seen with donanemab versus placebo at 76 weeks in phase 2 trial
Immediate Start of ART for HIV May Impact 10-Year Risk for Cancer
Deferral of antiretroviral therapy may lead to small increase in risk for AIDS-defining cancer
USPSTF Urges Prediabetes, T2DM Screen for Overweight Adults
Physicians should screen overweight, obese adults aged 35 to 70 years and refer those with prediabetes to preventive interventions












