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Patient-collected lower nasal specimens may be acceptable for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 testing

Self-Collected Nasal Swabs Acceptable for SARS-CoV-2 Testing

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Diagnostic equivalence seen across patient-collected nasal swabs, doctor-collected nasal, oropharyngeal swabs
Greater health system use and higher costs are seen with nine months of isoniazid compared with four months of rifampin in both adults and children treated for latent tuberculosis infection

Four Months of Rifampin Costs Less Than Nine Months Isoniazid

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Health system use and costs higher for nine months of isoniazid in adults and children in all settings
Implementation of more restrictive gun policies may result in a small decrease in firearm-related deaths

Drop in Firearm Deaths Linked to More Restrictive Gun Policies

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Restrictive gun policy has 0.98 probability of being associated with decrease in firearm-related deaths
For patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

Therapeutic Hookworm Explored for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

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No effect seen for hookworm versus placebo on number of new/enlarging/enhancing lesions
The rate of COVID-19 cases is increased on American Indian reservations with larger proportions of homes lacking complete indoor plumbing

Correlates of COVID-19 ID’d on American Indian Reservations

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Rate of cases higher on American Indian reservations with larger proportion of homes lacking plumbing
For young patients with Crohn disease

Perianal Fistulizing Complications Preventable in Crohn Disease

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Steroid-sparing therapy may reduce risk for PFCs in young patients with Crohn disease
A surgical technique using a modified elliptical excision and nipple-areola complex transposition on a thinned inferior dermal pedicle is an alternative approach for treating male patients with pseudogynecomastia seen after massive weight loss

New Surgical Technique Used to Treat Pseudogynecomastia

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Authors describe nipple-areola complex transposition on a thinned inferior dermal pedicle
Higher levels of stressful life events are associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes

Stressful Life Events May Up CHD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

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Findings for coronary heart disease risk seen in large study of postmenopausal women with T2DM
The cheap and widely available steroid dexamethasone reduced the risk for death among seriously ill COVID-19 patients by up to a third

Steroid May Reduce COVID-19 Death Risk by Up to One-Third

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Dexamethasone appears promising for patients with severe illness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn its emergency authorization for the use of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate in the fight against COVID-19.

FDA Pulls Emergency Approval of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

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Agency now says the drugs should not be used outside of clinical trials