Gap in Rural, Urban CVD Deaths Grew From 1999 to 2017
CVD age-adjusted mortality rates higher for rural versus nonrural areas for all population subgroups
Olfactory Dysfunction Most Often Occurs by Third Day of COVID-19
Loss of smell, usually severe and accompanied by loss of taste, may signal later shortness of breath
USPSTF Urges Behavioral Counseling for Those With CVD Risk
Moderate net benefit observed for behavioral health interventions on CVD risk in adults at increased risk
Doctors Without Borders Team Sent to Navajo Nation to Fight COVID-19
This marks the first time Doctors Without Borders has dispatched a team to a U.S. location
Crude Link ID’d for Vitamin D Levels, COVID-19 Cases, Death
Vitamin D levels severely low in aging population, the most vulnerable population to COVID-19
Pediatric Vaccine Ordering Has Decreased During COVID-19
Decrease seen in VFC-funded APIC-recommended childhood vaccines after national emergency declaration
Severe Illness Reported in Some Children With COVID-19
83 percent of children admitted to 46 participating PICUs had significant preexisting comorbidities
For Those With Heart Failure, ACE2 Concentrations Up in Men
Use of ACE inhibitors, ARBs not tied to higher plasma ACE2 concentrations in those with heart failure
Organic Pollutant Exposure May Up Celiac Disease Risk in Children
Patients with higher serum DDE concentrations have twofold increased odds of celiac disease
Established ARDS Therapy Aids Many Critically Ill With COVID-19
Findings seen in series of 66 patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure receiving mechanical ventilation
