Screening adults, adolescents at increased risk for hepatitis B virus infection offers moderate net benefit
Risk for COVID-19 Infection Increased With Common Cancers
Risk for COVID-19 elevated for individuals with recent cancer diagnosis; those with cancer and COVID-19 have worse outcomes
Localizing Signs, Symptoms of Infection Described in Seniors
Fever, hypothermia, hypotension, hyperglycemia, delirium should prompt further evaluation for infection in nursing home residents
Less Invasive Treatment Feasible for Early-Stage Rectal Cancer
High level of organ preservation, improved QoL seen with short-course radiotherapy followed by transanal endoscopic microsurgery
U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 300,000 as Vaccine Rollout Begins
And, later this week, Moderna vaccine expected to receive recommendation from FDA advisory panel
High-Dose Trivalent Flu Shot No Better for Patients With CVD
High-dose trivalent inactivated vaccination no better than standard-dose quadrivalent inactivated vaccination
Oral Microbiome Tied to Lung Cancer Risk in Never-Smokers
Risk varies according to profile of the oral microbiota; risk lower with greater abundance of Spirochaetia, Bacteroidetes
Maintenance Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Effective for Preschoolers
Majority of children reach tolerance great enough to protect them from accidental exposure to peanuts
Age at T2DM Diagnosis Inversely Linked to Risk for Adverse Outcomes
One-year increase in age at diabetes diagnosis linked to lower risk for all-cause mortality and macrovascular, microvascular disease
SABCS: Adverse Effects of Breast RT Under-Recognized
Under-recognition of at least one of four symptoms occurred at least once for 53.2 percent of patients reporting symptoms