Risk for related mortality increased with urinary cadmium in the 80th versus the 20th percentile in whole population, never smokers in NHANES-III
Infants With COVID-19 May Present With GI Symptoms
Overall, only 2 percent of infants tested were positive for COVID-19, but one-third required hospitalization
CDC: Concerning Increase Seen in Overdose Deaths During Pandemic
More than 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in 12 months ending May 2020, representing highest number ever
Tocilizumab Cuts Progression to Ventilation or Death in COVID-19
But death from any cause by day 28 in those hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia did not differ for tocilizumab versus placebo
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 Dec. 14 to 18, 2020. This …
Loneliness, Social Isolation Tied to Fall Risk in Older Adults
Finding similar regardless of self-reported falls or those requiring hospitalization
ACAAI: Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely for Those With Common Allergies
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine should not be administered to individuals with a known history of severe reaction to polyethylene glycol
U.S. Indigenous Communities Start Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
Federal government’s Indian Health Service received about 22,000 vaccine doses Monday
Advisory Committee Votes to Recommend EUA for Moderna Vaccine
Could become the second COVID-19 vaccine in a week to receive emergency use authorization
71 Percent in U.S. Report That They Would Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Twenty-seven percent of Americans remain vaccine-hesitant, with variation across groups, up to 42 percent among Republicans