Guidelines recommend participants in late-stage trials be followed for a median of at least two months
Six States Set Records for COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Wyoming’s 36.7 percent increase since last week in its rolling seven-week average was the largest of any state
U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Recipients are University of California at Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France
Company Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibody Therapy
Request based on partial clinical trial findings suggesting the drug reduces symptoms in mild or moderate COVID-19
Time-Restricted Eating May Not Aid Weight Loss
Findings also did not show benefit for cardiometabolic markers
Hydroxychloroquine Not Beneficial for SARS-CoV-2 Preexposure Prophylaxis
No clinical benefit seen versus placebo for hospital-based health care workers exposed to patients with COVID-19
CLABSI Rates Have Remained Stable in Neonatal, Pediatric ICUs
However, 2013 to 2018 saw decrease in population-based CAUTI rates, indwelling urinary catheter use
Routine Preop Stress Testing Down in Hip, Knee Arthroplasty
Frequency of preoperative stress testing declined annually from 2006 to 2017 in TKA, THA patients
CPAP Cuts Daytime Resting Heart Rate in Patients With Prediabetes
Proof-of-concept study shows optimal treatment of sleep apnea may have positive CV carryover effects
Fecal Transplant Safe, Effective for C. Difficile Through Six Months
90 percent of those undergoing FMT had one-month cure; 4 percent had recurrence within six months