Financial Toxicity Linked to QOL After Breast Cancer Surgery
Strongest correlation seen for BREAST-Q psychosocial well-being, with 0.89 change per unit change in financial toxicity score
Experimental Drug for Alzheimer Disease Shows Promise
After six to 12 months of treatment with the drug, patients no longer had amyloid protein plaques
Saliva, Nasopharyngeal Samples Equally Sensitive for SARS-CoV-2
Incremental cost of $8,093 per additional detection found with nasopharyngeal swab among individuals without previous SARS-CoV-2
Link Between T. gondii Infection, Glioma Risk Examined
Significant increase in glioma risk seen for those with higher antibody titers to the sag-1 antigen
More Infectious COVID-19 Variant Now Seen in Nine States
A South African variant that is also more contagious has not been detected in the United States yet
Flat, Flexible No Better Than Stable, Supportive Shoes for Knee OA
Change in pain, but not function, favoring stable, supportive shoes over flat, flexible shoes in knee osteoarthritis
Ischemic Heart, Hypertensive Disease Deaths Up During COVID-19
Second study shows reduction in cardiovascular diagnostic testing across the world during pandemic
Overall Cancer Death Rates Decreased From 1991 to 2018
Pace of annual decline in lung cancer mortality increased from 2009-2013 to 2014-2018 for men, women, overall
Better Hospital Nurse Staffing Tied to Fewer Sepsis Deaths
Staffing more strongly tied to deaths than adherence to mandated sepsis care bundles
Few Ob-Gyns Can Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use
Obstetrician-gynecologists able to prescribe buprenorphine more likely located in the suburbs
