In Cirrhosis, Women Have Worse Frailty Scores Than Men
Frailty mediated an estimated 13 percent of the gender gap in wait-list mortality among those awaiting liver transplant
No Causal Link Found for COVID-19, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Incidence of GBS decreased between March and May 2020 compared with same months of 2016 to 2019
Autistic Traits ID’d in Carriers of CNVs Linked to Autism
54 percent of carriers of certain copy number variants have elevated levels of autistic traits
CVD Biomarker Levels Up for Dual Use of E-Cigarettes, Cigarettes
Levels of biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress similar for dual users and exclusive cigarette users
Odds of Anxiety, Depression, ADHD Up With Congenital Heart Disease
Youth with CHD have increased odds of anxiety and/or depression, ADHD, regardless of CHD severity
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Have Lasting Cognitive Impact
Women with gestational hypertension perform significantly worse on 15-word learning test than those with normotensive pregnancy
mRNA-1273 Vaccine Highly Effective for Preventing COVID-19
Published data on Moderna vaccine show severe COVID-19 in 30 individuals -- all in the placebo group -- in trial of 30,420 participants
U.K. Is First Country to Approve Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccine could become the dominant form of inoculation because at $3 to $4 a dose, it is a fraction of the cost of other vaccines
More Dangerous Mouthwashes and Hand Sanitizers Recalled
Hand sanitizer recall due to presence of methanol; oral rinse recall due to possible contamination with bacteria
Ongoing Exposure to Stressors Harms Health
So-called allostatic load increases with age but increases more sharply among Black, Latino populations
