Proportion of intentional violent injury significantly greater during peripandemic months versus prior years, especially from firearms
Tool Could Optimize Antibiotic Prescribing for UTI
Authors say decision support tool could help reduce antibiotic resistance by cutting use of broad-spectrum antibiotics
Preexisting Tinnitus May Be Exacerbated by COVID-19
Tinnitus exacerbated for those self-isolating, feeling lonely, sleeping poorly, exercising less
Drug-Linked Endogenous Endophthalmitis Hospitalizations Up
2003 to 2016 saw fourfold increase in drug use-related endogenous endophthalmitis hospitalizations in the United States
Broader Genetic Testing Could ID More Heritable Cancers
Universal genetic testing catches genetic mutations not detected in guideline-based testing
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Reaches 90 Percent Effectiveness in Early Analysis
Vaccine requires two doses, given three weeks apart
New Cancer Drug Approvals Linked to Drop in Mortality
New cancer drugs approved between 2000 and 2016 associated with 1,291,769 fewer related deaths in the U.S.
Cabotegravir Injection Can Protect Women From HIV for Two Months
Experimental drug found to be 89 percent more effective at preventing HIV infection than Truvada pills
Medicare Outpatient Premium to Rise
Monthly premium for outpatient care will rise by $3.90 next year
Panel Recommends Against Approval of Experimental Drug for Alzheimer Disease
FDA panel concluded there is not enough evidence to support the clinical effectiveness of aducanumab