Congo Marks End of World’s Second Deadliest Ebola Outbreak
The outbreak began in August 2018 and resulted in 2,280 deaths
Texas Pauses Reopening as COVID-19 Cases Rise
Currently, state has more than 4,300 hospitalized COVID-19 patients
CDC: U.S. Salmonella Cases Linked to Backyard Poultry Reach 465
There have been 86 hospitalizations; one death has been reported
Contraceptives Beneficial for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Combined oral contraceptives linked to improvement in bone mass, similar to that with high-dose HT
Allopurinol Does Not Affect eGFR in Chronic Kidney Disease
And, serum urate lowering with allopurinol did not affect GFR in T1DM and diabetic kidney disease
Drop in Infant Mortality Mainly Due to Drop Across Maternal Age
Changes in age distribution of women giving birth accounted for part of drop in infant mortality rates
Sex, Ethnic Differential Patterns of COVID-19 Unexplained
Increase in COVID-19 for men, BAME not due to cardiometabolic, sociodemographic, behavioral factors
Inhibition of Sclerostin May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
SOST genetic variants linked to lower risk for fracture and osteoporosis but higher risk for MI, major CV AEs
Model May Help Predict Risk for Testing Positive for COVID-19
Risk reduced with pneumococcal polysaccharide, flu vaccine; melatonin, paroxetine, or carvedilol use
Metabolic Syndrome Up in Young Adults in the United States
Significant increases between 2011 and 2016 also seen for women, Asians, and Hispanics
