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 Dec. 14 to 18, 2020. This …
Infants With COVID-19 May Present With GI Symptoms
Overall, only 2 percent of infants tested were positive for COVID-19, but one-third required hospitalization
Soft Contact Lenses Safe in Children
Study assessed nearly three years of follow-up data in children 8 to 12 years at time of initial fitting
Exercise Aids Bone Health After Bariatric Surgery
Greatest difference seen in bone mineral density measurements at the lumbar spine
Kidney Transplant Outcomes Similar With Hep C+ Donors
At one year after transplant, kidney allograft function, rejection rates similar regardless of donor hepatitis C status
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Tied to Cardiac Event Risk
Increased risks persist beyond six months for patients with lung cancer receiving PD1i and with malignant melanoma receiving CTLA-4i
Loneliness, Social Isolation Tied to Fall Risk in Older Adults
Finding similar regardless of self-reported falls or those requiring hospitalization
ACAAI: Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely for Those With Common Allergies
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine should not be administered to individuals with a known history of severe reaction to polyethylene glycol
U.S. Indigenous Communities Start Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
Federal government’s Indian Health Service received about 22,000 vaccine doses Monday
CDC: Concerning Increase Seen in Overdose Deaths During Pandemic
More than 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in 12 months ending May 2020, representing highest number ever