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 Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2020. …
Caregiver Characteristics Tied to Hospitalization Risk for Disabled Older Adults
Increased hospitalization risk tied to having a primary caregiver who helped with health care tasks
Sexual Harassment Common in Orthopedic Surgery Residents
Sixty-eight percent of female surgeons report sexual harassment during orthopedic surgery residency
Nursing, Intensivist Staffing Tied to Lower Hospital Sepsis Rates
In contrast, greater physician staffing, hospitalist hours associated with higher sepsis rates
Exercise Lowers Mortality for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
All-cause mortality significantly decreased for those with higher exercise capacity versus no exercise habits
Immunotherapy Combo Treats Advanced Kidney Cancer
First results show survival benefit with nivolumab plus cabozantinib versus sunitinib
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Tied to Threefold Higher Risk for Death
Risk for dying from breast cancer remains elevated 15 years after initial diagnosis
Older Adults Likely to Be Excluded From COVID-19 Trials
Fifty percent of phase 3 clinical trials and 100 percent of vaccine trials at risk for excluding older adults
Mortality Below 40 Percent for COVID-19 Patients Put on ECMO
Cumulative incidence of in-hospital mortality estimated to be 37.4 percent at 90 days
Considerable State-Level Variation Found in Prevalence of Eclampsia
Variation between states modest in chronic hypertension, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy