Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Slow COVID-19 Growth
Interventions achieved beneficial outcomes in global study in six countries and in Europe-wide study
More Than One in Four Parents Hesitant About Flu Vaccine
Seventy and 26 percent strongly agree that routine and flu vaccines are effective, respectively
Sexual Inactivity Has Increased Among U.S. Men, Women
More 18- to-24-year-old men report having had no sexual activity in 2016-2018 versus 2000-2002
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Seen in Economic Burden Due to Cancer Deaths
Non-Hispanic blacks have higher age-standardized PYLL, lost earning rates than whites for 13 of 19 sites
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Oral Polio Vaccines Might Protect Against New Coronavirus
Since poliovirus and coronavirus are positive-strand RNA viruses, they may induce common innate immunity mechanisms
Stay-at-Home Orders Challenging Obese Patients
Survey respondents report difficulty in achieving weight loss goals, deteriorating mental health
PPE Supplies Sent by FEMA to Nursing Homes Often Defective
Homes receiving items such as gowns that have no holes for hands and paper-thin surgical masks
Risk Up for Families After One Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Infants born after SUDI have rate of 3.93 per 1,000 live births; most have unexplained cause of death
Many of the Initial COVID-19 Treatment Trials Poorly Designed
One-third of trials do not include clinical end points; 97 randomized trials were open-label design
