Incidence of GBS decreased between March and May 2020 compared with same months of 2016 to 2019
In Cirrhosis, Women Have Worse Frailty Scores Than Men
Frailty mediated an estimated 13 percent of the gender gap in wait-list mortality among those awaiting liver transplant
2014 to 2019 Saw Drop in Oncologists Accepting Industry Payments
Annual per-physician payment value decreased for those receiving less than $10,000, increased for those receiving more than $10,000
Polygenic Risk Scores May Improve IBD Risk Prediction
For every population in BioMe biobank, combining risk scores from distinct ancestral populations improved risk prediction for IBD
Factors ID’d for Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19
Increased age, male sex, impaired cognitive and physical function associated with increased odds of 30-day mortality
Few Adults Report Having Firearm Safety Discussions With Doctors
7.5 percent of respondents report having ever discussed firearm safety; 12 percent among those living with children
Suicide Risk Higher Among Patients With Parkinson Disease
Increased risk not fully explained by higher rates of mental disorders
U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Struggling
Scientists are considering ways to speed distribution and uptake of the vaccine
Britain to Try Mix-and-Match COVID-19 Vaccinations
In the United States, the CDC has said that COVID-19 vaccines ‘are not interchangeable’
CERKL is upregulated in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and maintains cellular sphingolipids and resistance to oxidative stress.
Ceramide kinase-like protein (CERKL) was originally described in retinal tissue. CERKL has been shown to protect cells from oxidative stress, and mutations in CERKL underlie the inherited disease retinitis pigmentosa. …