Listeria-Linked Soft Cheese Recall Expands to More States: FDA
Recall first announced Feb. 19, but on Tuesday, the FDA said the cheeses had been distributed to at least 26 states
States, Pharmacies to Receive Additional Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines
The United States is now delivering an average of 2.17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines a day
Healthful Plant-Based Diet Linked to Lower Total Stroke Risk
Vegetarian diet not associated with increased risk for total stroke
Medicare Payments for Brand-Name Neurology Meds Soaring
From 2013 to 2017, number of claims increased 7.6 percent, but total payments increased 50.4 percent
Whole-Genome Sequencing Is Accurate for Myeloid Cancers
Prospective sequencing of samples provided new genetic information for 24.8 percent of patients, which changed risk category for 16.2 percent
Risk for Severe Outcomes in COVID-19 Increases With Increasing BMI
Risks for hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and death increased sharply with higher BMIs
Guidance Offered for Improving Diversity in Multiple Myeloma Trials
Ways to improve representation of African Americans in clinical trials could be extrapolated to other underrepresented groups
No Effect of Low-Dose Atorvastatin Found for Muscle Symptoms
For participants reporting muscle symptoms when taking statins, no overall effect seen for atorvastatin 20 mg versus placebo
AAN: Fetal Exposure to Antiseizure Meds Has No Neuropsychological Impact
No difference found in primary outcome of Verbal Index score at age 3 years with fetal exposure to ASM or for those born to healthy women
Most Women Would Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19
And, more than half of pregnant women would also accept a COVID-19 vaccine for themselves
