Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic Explored
Surveys show considerable mental health concerns; optimal structure of mentally healthy life suggested
COVID-19 Tied to Unique Nasal Symptoms
Sudden loss of one's sense of smell appears to be a telltale sign of COVID-19
USPSTF Notes Evidence Lacking for BP Screening in Children
None of the studies reviewed directly assessed health benefits or harms of screening, impact of treatment
LA County COVID-19 Infections Far Exceed Number of Confirmed Cases
Findings from first round of ongoing antibody blood testing of county residents
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test That Uses Samples Collected at Home
After self-swabbing to collect their nasal sample, patients mail their sample to a LabCorp lab
Expanding Symptom Screening Criteria Can Up COVID-19 Detection
Even with addition of myalgia, chills, about 10 percent of health care personnel with COVID-19 would be missed
Most Older Adults With New Dementia Die Within Five Years
Increased odds of death seen in association with older age, male sex, and presence of organ failure
176,190 U.S. Children Estimated to Have SARS-CoV-2 by April 6, 2020
Under cumulative peds infection proportion scenario of 5 percent, 3.7 million children would be infected
Physicians Report Low Interest in Opioid Use Disorder Meds
Few PCPs report obtaining buprenorphine waiver orprescribing buprenorphine, naltrexone for OUD
Heightened Surveillance IDs More Thyroid Cancer in 9/11 Responders
Rates higher for responders versus non-World Trade Center-exposed men, but most cases asymptomatic
