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Preliminary data regarding outcomes for pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak are reassuring

No Treatment Change Needed for Peds IBD During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Authors recommend continuing inflammatory bowel disease treatment, including biologics
A new risk score is capable of predicting long-term multiple sclerosis progression

Risk Score Can Predict Long-Term Multiple Sclerosis Progression

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Secondary progression score based on five clinical risk factors
In a special article published online April 1 in Advances in Radiation Oncology

Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Adjusted During COVID-19

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Telemedicine consults recommended; treatment can be avoided, delayed in low, intermediate-risk disease
Baseline modifiable electronic cigarette device users smoke more cigarettes at one-year follow-up than vape pen users

‘Mod’ E-Cigarette Users Smoke More Cigarettes One Year Later

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Those who use mods versus vape pens smoke more than six times as many cigarettes at one-year follow-up
An initiative to add social workers to rural primary care teams increases social work encounters among veterans and reduces hospital admissions and emergency department visits among high-risk patients

Adding Social Workers to Care Teams Can Cut Hospital Admissions for Veterans

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Initiative to add social workers to rural primary care teams also reduces ED visits for high-risk veterans
Genetic testing is not better at predicting coronary heart disease risk compared with conventional risk factors

Genetic Testing Does Not Enhance Heart Disease Risk Prediction

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Polygenic risk score associated with heart disease events, not a better predictor than standard risk factors
Patients with colon cancer who are younger than 25 years have a higher risk for death compared with older adults

Prognosis Poor for Pediatric, Adolescent Patients With Colon Cancer

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Three-year overall survival for patients younger than 25 less than half that for adult patients
Compared with children who are naturally conceived

Early-Life Mortality Risk Higher in ART-Conceived Children

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Increased risk for mortality seen in the first year of life, predominantly in the early neonatal period
Early implementation of social distancing and preventive measures after identification of coronavirus disease 2019 can minimize virus spread in senior independent and assisted living communities

Social Distancing Minimizes COVID-19 Spread in Assisted Living

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Early introduction of social distancing minimizes spread in senior independent and assisted living facility
For patients with stable coronary disease and moderate-to-severe ischemia

Initial Invasive Strategy No Better in Stable Coronary Disease

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But invasive strategy may improve angina-related status in those with coronary disease, ischemia