Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Risk for Infection Up for Children Born by C-Section
Increased risk for serious childhood infection following elective, emergency cesarean section persisted to five years
Biopsy Reclassification Risk in Prostate Cancer Examined
Gleason grade, prostate-specific antigen velocity, and imaging markers predict cancer spread
Behavioral, Psych Condition Care Shifted to Telemedicine During COVID-19
Office-based visits decreased from before 2020 to during pandemic, but telemedicine visits increased in 2020 Q1, Q2
High-Dose Anticoagulation May Not Aid COVID-19 Patients
No significant benefit seen for high-dose versus standard anticoagulation therapies, may be harmful
ALA: Lung Cancer Survival Has Increased Nationally to 22.6 Percent
People of color face worse outcomes, have lower likelihood of being diagnosed early, receiving surgery
FDA Issues EUA to Baricitinib Plus Remdesivir for COVID-19
Emergency use authorization applies to hospitalized patients requiring supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation, ECMO
Greater Social Support Tied to Lower Diabetes-Related Distress
Specifically, perceived support of family members significantly tied to less distress among low-income patients
Preoperative Mental State Associated With Postoperative Pain
Presurgery depression, anxiety, catastrophizing tied to more pain after joint replacement surgery
Air Pollution May Up Alzheimer Disease Risk in Elderly
Association seen in older women persisted even at PM2.5 levels below U.S. regulatory standards
