January 2020 Briefing – Allergy
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for January 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Cigarette Use Down, E-Cigarette Use Up Among Teens
Current youth cigarette users smoked fewer days and fewer cigarettes per day in 2011 to 2018
Longer Screen Time at Age 2 to 3 Affects Movement Behaviors
Longer viewing time at age 2 to 3 linked to more sedentary time, less physical activity at age 5.5 years
More Naloxone Orders Filled When Pharmacists Can Dispense
2,328 percent increase in naloxone orders found in Ohio Medicaid population after policy implementation
Steep Increase Seen in Incidence of CRC From Age 49 to 50 Years
Increases seen across the U.S., in men and women, in whites and blacks, for colon and rectal cancers
Clinical Characteristics ID’d for 99 Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Second study shows 2019-nCoV closely related to bat-derived SARS-like coronaviruses, with 88 percent identity
Cambridge Multimorbidity Score Robust for Predicting Outcomes
Model performed better than Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting consultations, admissions
Whether HPV Vaccination Will Prevent Cervical Cancer Unclear
Review highlights limitations of trial design; additional research needed to address uncertainties
Proactive Pain Management May Cut Postop Opioid Prescriptions
Program linked to opioid-free discharge following elective minimally invasive benign foregut surgery
Mothers With Autism Face Higher Rates of Postpartum Depression
Women with autism feel misunderstood by professionals, unable to receive parenting support
