Senate committee backs Califf nomination to head FDA Jan 14, 2022 Among those who voted against Califf’s nomination were Democrats who expressed concerns about his links to pharmaceutical companies.
WHO living guideline updated for drug treatment of COVID-19 Jan 14, 2022 The JAK inhibitor baricitinib was strongly recommended for the treatment of severe or critical COVID-19.
NCCN endorses full COVID-19 vaccination for cancer patients Jan 14, 2022 Mandates for healthcare worker vaccination are strongly supported by the committee.
Comprehensive approach advised for managing cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes Jan 14, 2022 In addition to managing all cardiovascular risk factors, providers must consider social determinants of health.
Fosfomycin not noninferior to comparators for bacteremic UTI Jan 14, 2022 Fosfomycin is not noninferior to ceftriaxone or meropenem for bacteremic urinary tract infection due to multidrug-resistant E. coli in adults .
Regular exercise linked to slower deterioration in Parkinson’s disease Jan 14, 2022 Regular physical activity levels is linked to slower deterioration of postural and gait stability, activities of daily living and processing speed.
Preventive aspirin should be based on benefit, not age Jan 14, 2022 The authors urge primary care physicians to make case-by-case basis decisions based on the benefit-to-risk.
Overall breast cancer incidence decreased from 1999 to 2018 Jan 13, 2022 Incidence increased from 2004 to 2018 and among non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander women and those aged 20 to 39 years.
White House may soon offer ‘high-quality’ masks to Americans Jan 13, 2022 One option being discussed is to distribute the masks at community sites.
Incidence of advanced lung cancer continues to decline in the U.S. Jan 13, 2022 During 2014 to 2018, the incidence continued to increase slowly for female breast cancer and remained stable for prostate cancer.
Real-world, rapid COVID-19 testing shows few false positives Jan 13, 2022 A cluster of false-positive results likely was the result of manufacturing issues rather than implementation.
Rural, urban disparities seen for quality of home healthcare Jan 13, 2022 Rural home health care agencies perform better on process measures; urban agencies perform better on outcome measures.
Donepezil tied to risk for overactive bladder Jan 13, 2022 The risk for overactive bladder varies across individual cholinesterase inhibitor drugs.
Sitting, inactivity increase death risk among cancer survivors Jan 13, 2022 The risk for both all-cause and cancer-specific death increased for cancer survivors with a combination of prolonged sitting and inactivity.
Hip fracture risk up with drug holiday from risedronate versus alendronate Jan 13, 2022 After three or more years of therapy, drug holidays from risedronate versus alendronate were linked to an 18% increase in hip fracture risk.
N95 respirators can be reprocessed using vaporized hydrogen peroxide Jan 12, 2022 All reprocessed N95 respirators met primary end points of function and effectiveness; no change was reported in filtration efficiency.
U.S. may soon see sharp drop in omicron cases, experts say Jan 12, 2022 One model suggests that the number of daily reported cases in the U.S. will top out at 1.2 million by Jan. 19 and then fall sharply.
BinaxNOW test catches COVID-19 infection in many people, study shows Jan 12, 2022 Earlier preliminary studies had raised questions about whether rapid antigen tests might be less sensitive to omicron than other variants
Aquatic exercise cuts pain, disability from low back pain Jan 12, 2022 Improvements show a long-term effect up to 12 months following a three-month intervention.
Consuming olive oil may reduce mortality risk in U.S. adults Jan 12, 2022 Replacing butter, margarine, mayonnaise and dairy fat with olive oil is linked to reductions in total, cause-specific mortality.
