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 Oct. 19 to 23, 2020. This …
MRI Safe for Those With Non-MRI-Conditional Cardiac Devices
MRI can be performed safely in patients with non-MRI-conditional devices, including pacemakers
Objective Olfactory Dysfunction Linked to Mortality in Seniors
Link for adults aged ≥65 years persisted after further adjustment for cognitive assessment, depression
Survival From COVID-19 High in Patients With Psoriasis
Risk for hospitalization increased for patients using nonbiologic systemic therapy versus biologics
CDC: Vaccination Coverage Generally High by Age 24 Months
Coverage with at least two doses of flu vaccine higher for children born 2016 to 2017 versus 2014 to 2015
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 2-5
ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held virtually this year from Oct. 2 to 5 and attracted participants from around the world, including anesthesiologists …
Daytime Noise Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
More daytime noise tied to 30 percent higher risk for mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease
FDA Needs More Safety Data on COVID-19 Vaccines, Experts Say
Polls show Americans getting more skeptical about a vaccine, worry that approval process is being rushed
Convalescent Plasma Has Limited Benefit for Moderate COVID-19
Randomized phase II trial shows no drop in progression to severe disease, all-cause deaths
Clinical size is a poor predictor of invasion in melanoma of the lentigo maligna type.
There are no well-defined clinical factors to predict the risk of occult invasion in melanoma of the lentigo maligna type (LM) prior to complete histopathologic analysis.To evaluate whether clinical size …