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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing tobacco use in children. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement

USPSTF: Behavioral Interventions Likely Prevent Tobacco Use

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Primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have moderate net benefit for school-aged children
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention remains the standard of care for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 pandemic

Primary PCI Remains Standard of Care for STEMI During COVID-19

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When possible, primary PCIshould be performed in a timely manner by an expert team equipped with PPE
A considerable proportion of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 have gastrointestinal manifestations

GI Manifestations Seen for Nearly One in Three With SARS-CoV-2

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Significant portion have diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal discomfort before respiratory symptoms
For patients with advanced BRAFV600E/K melanoma

PFS Prolonged With Continuous Dabrafenib, Trametinib in Melanoma

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Median PFS longer with continuous versus intermittent treatment, but overall survival similar
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with reduced overall survival for patients with multiple myeloma

Low Vitamin D May Reduce Survival for Some With Multiple Myeloma

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Differential effect seen by race, with significantly lower OS for white but not African-American patients
Universal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of pregnant women presenting for delivery in New York City revealed that most positive patients were asymptomatic

Most SARS-CoV-2-Positive Pregnant Women Asymptomatic at Screening

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87.9 percent of the 33 patients who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 were asymptomatic on admission
While health experts continued to call for a national strategy to test more Americans for coronavirus

National Coronavirus Testing Strategy Announced as U.S. Cases Top 1 Million

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And, potential vaccine against COVID-19 shows promise, could begin human testing within a few weeks
Abdominal pain

Rare, Serious Illness May Occur in Children With COVID-19

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British health officials warn of toxic shock syndrome features, atypical Kawasaki disease in kids with COVID-19
Climate change continues to make air pollution worse

Nearly Half of U.S. Population Breathes Unhealthy Air

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More cities saw increase in days with spikes in particle pollution for 2016-2018 versus 2015-2017
Persons aged 60 to 69 years with COVID-19 are the most commonly hospitalized

Patients Aged 60 to 69 Most Often Hospitalized With COVID-19

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At California KPNC hospitals, most common age group hospitalized, admitted to ICU was those aged 60 to 69 years