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...
Temperature, UV Radiation Not Linked to Incidence of COVID-19
Spread ability of COVID-19 not expected to change with increasing temperature, increasing UV exposure
Neurologic Effects Seen in a Third of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Manifestations include acute cerebrovascular diseases, impaired consciousness, skeletal muscle injury
Doctors Report on Four COVID-19 Infections in Newborns in China
Newborn babies and infants appear to be less vulnerable to poor outcomes with COVID-19
Middle-Age Lifestyle Changes Can Cut Women’s Stroke Risk
Effective strategies include quitting smoking, starting exercise, maintaining healthy weight, eating healthy food
Face Masks Offer Slight Protective Effect From Flu-Like Illness
Small reduction seen in risk for developing respiratory symptoms from casual exposure in community
Anxiety Up for Nonmedical Health Care Workers Versus Those on Front Lines
Nonmedical health care workers have higher mean DASS-21 anxiety, stress scores, higher IES-R scores
Nocturnal Supervision May Have Protective Effect in SUDEP
Limited evidence suggests supervision at night may reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Adult Smoking, Cessation Tied to Smoking Intensity in Adolescence
Prevalence of daily smoking in 20s, 40s correlated with degree of smoking during adolescence
Incident Depression Increases With Body Mass Index
Authors call for antidepressant prescribing, services designed for overweight, obese people
