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Patients with moderate COVID-19 receiving a five-day course of remdesivir have a statistically significant difference in clinical status compared with usual care

Clinical Impact of Remdesivir in Moderate COVID-19 Unclear

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Significant difference seen in clinical status versus usual care for five-day, but not 10-day, course
Pediatric and young adult cancer survivors

p16INK4a Expression Increased in Young Cancer Survivors

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Signs of age acceleration at molecular level also seen in frail survivors, in children after cancer therapy
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors are beneficial for hypertensive patients with COVID-19

RAAS Inhibitors May Benefit HTN Patients With COVID-19

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Risk for death, death/critical outcomes lower with use of RAAS inhibitors for hypertension
For patients with early-stage oropharyngeal cancer

Transoral Robotic Surgery Ups Survival in Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Outcomes and survival improved for early-stage oropharyngeal cancer, but not other cancers
Nine individual antihypertensive agents from the classes of angiotensin agents

Antihypertensive Agents Not Tied to Higher Risk for Depression

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Depression rates down with nine antihypertensive agents, including enalapril, amlodipine, atenolol
The historically higher lung cancer incidence in young Black people compared with White people has disappeared and reversed in men and women

Black-White Disparity in Lung Cancer Incidence Eliminated

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Historical trend of increased incidence in Blacks versus Whites disappeared in men, reversed in women
Diagnosis of African American children with autism spectrum disorder occurs at an average of 64.9 months

For Black Children With Autism, Diagnosis Occurs at About Age 5

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On average, diagnosis occurs 3.5 years after parents' first concerns about the child's development
A school-located influenza vaccination intervention is associated with a reduction in the incidence of influenza hospitalization

School-Located Influenza Vaccine Intervention Beneficial

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SLIV intervention linked to drop in incidence of influenza hospitalization in school-aged children, adults
Systolic orthostatic hypotension and variability in visit-to-visit seated systolic blood pressure postural change are associated with greater dementia risk

Feeling Dizzy Upon Standing May Point to Later Dementia

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Dementia link seen only in people who have a drop in their systolic blood pressure
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sunday cleared the way for more hospitalized COVID-19 patients to be treated with the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors.

FDA Approves Wider Use of Plasma as COVID-19 Treatment

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President Donald Trump announced emergency approval as 'breakthrough' treatment during a news briefing Sunday