About One in Five Children Have Vaccine-Hesitant Parent
Influenza vaccine coverage 26 percent lower for children of parents reported to be hesitant about childhood shots
Restricting Symptoms at the End of Life Decreasing
Decreases seen for difficulty sleeping; chest pain or tightness; shortness of breath; cold or flu symptoms; and nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
Unhealthy Drinking Habits Seen With Some Psychiatric Disorders
People with depression, anxiety disorder, or bulimia more likely to exceed daily, weekly alcohol limits
Regulators Discuss Approval of New Alzheimer Disease Drug
Aducanumab does not cure or reverse Alzheimer disease; high dose may slow mental decline
Gun Violence Curriculum Benefits Surgical Trainees
Curriculum covers technical, nontechnical skills necessary to care for gun violence victims
Global Burden High for Musculoskeletal Disorders
From 1990, slight decrease seen in age-standardized prevalence, disability-adjusted life year rates
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Mortality Down for Cancer Patients With Medicaid Expansion
Mortality reduced for patients with newly diagnosed breast, colorectal, lung cancers, mediated by earlier stage of diagnosis
College Campuses See Rise in COVID-19 Cases
More than 38,000 campus cases have been reported in the past two weeks
Drug Combo Offers Long-Term Glycemic Control in T2DM
Reduction in HbA1c at 104 weeks greater with exenatide plus dapagliflozin versus either drug alone
