https://www.drugs.com/pharmanews.html Headline news from Drugs.com. Comprehensive and up-to-date drug news for both consumers and healthcare professionals. en https://www.drugs.com/news/physician-s-briefing-weekly-coronavirus-roundup-95245.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Physician+s+Briefing+Weekly+Coronavirus+Roundup 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 Jan. 11 to 15, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:01:20 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/expectancy-reduced-considerably-due-covid-19-95241.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Life+Expectancy+Reduced+Considerably+Due+to+COVID+19 FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on life expectancy in the United States, especially among Black and Latino populations, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Proceedings of the National... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:01:58 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/primary-care-recorded-mental-illness-decreased-during-covid-19-95242.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Primary+Care+Recorded+Mental+Illness+Decreased+During+COVID+19 FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- In April 2020, there were reductions in primary care-recorded mental illness and self-harm in the United Kingdom, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in The Lancet Public Health. Matthew J. Carr, Ph.D., from the... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:01:55 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/women-forgoing-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-pleased-95244.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Women+Forgoing+Reconstruction+After+Mastectomy+Pleased FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Most patients undergoing mastectomy alone, known as "going flat," are satisfied with their surgical outcome, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in the Annals of Surgical Oncology. Jennifer L. Baker, M.D., from the... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:01:33 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/previous-covid-19-infection-may-confer-immunity-least-five-months-95243.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Previous+COVID+19+Infection+May+Confer+Immunity+for+at+Least+Five+Months FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Immunity against the new coronavirus can last for at least five months in most people who have been infected, British researchers report. The Public Health England team analyzed data from months of regular testing of health... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:01:31 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/breast-cervical-crc-screening-below-healthy-2020-targets-95240.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Breast++Cervical++CRC+Screening+Below+Healthy+People+2020+Targets FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Receipt of screening tests for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers was below national Heathy People 2020 targets in 2018, according to research published in the Jan. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:01:30 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/cardiorespiratory-fitness-linked-psoriasis-psoriatic-arthritis-95233.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardiorespiratory+Fitness+Linked+to+Psoriasis++Psoriatic+Arthritis FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Low cardiovascular fitness in late adolescence is associated with an increased risk for incident psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis among men, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in PLOS ONE. Marta Laskowski, from... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:01:54 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/bupropion-naltrexone-bests-placebo-methamphetamine-disorder-95232.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Bupropion+Naltrexone+Bests+Placebo+in+Methamphetamine+Use+Disorder FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- For adults with methamphetamine use disorder, response is higher with receipt of extended-release injectable naltrexone plus oral extended-release bupropion versus placebo, according to a study published in the Jan. 14 issue... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:01:46 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/referrals-acute-heart-failure-dropped-during-covid-19-95236.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Referrals+for+Acute+Heart+Failure+Dropped+During+COVID+19 FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- In the eight weeks following the first reported U.K. death due to COVID-19, there was a decrease in referral of patients with acute heart failure, with a corresponding significant increase in mortality, according to a study... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:01:42 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/memory-preserved-rare-aphasia-tied-alzheimer-95235.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Memory+Preserved+in+Rare+Aphasia+Tied+to+Alzheimer+Disease FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) have longitudinally preserved episodic memory, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Neurology. M. Marsel-Mesulam, M.D.,... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:01:19 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/repeat-postvasectomy-semen-analyses-down-under-new-guidelines-95234.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Repeat+Postvasectomy+Semen+Analyses+Down+Under+New+Guidelines FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- After publication of the 2012 guidelines defining vasectomy success as either azoospermia or rare nonmotile sperm, men undergoing vasectomy had a lower risk for requiring any repeat postvasectomy semen analysis, according to... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:01:04 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/smokers-more-likely-report-suggestive-covid-19-95227.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Smokers+More+Likely+to+Report+Symptoms+Suggestive+of+COVID+19 FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Current smokers are more likely to report symptoms suggesting a diagnosis of COVID-19, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Thorax. Nicholas S. Hopkinson, Ph.D., from Imperial College London, and colleagues... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:01:53 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/one-third-u-s-adults-likely-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-95228.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=One+Third+of+U+S++Adults+Likely+to+Refuse+a+COVID+19+Vaccine FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Roughly one-third of Americans say they will decline a COVID-19 vaccine, according to research published online Jan. 4 in Social Science & Medicine. Timothy Callaghan, Ph.D., from Texas A&M University in College... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:01:51 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/higher-dietary-fiber-lowers-premenopausal-depression-risk-95230.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Higher+Dietary+Fiber+Lowers+Premenopausal+Depression+Risk FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Dietary fiber intake is inversely associated with depression in premenopausal women, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in Menopause. Yunsun Kim, M.D., from Chung-ang University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea,... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:01:33 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/stopping-ras-inhibitors-may-worsen-outcomes-ckd-95231.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Stopping+RAS+Inhibitors+May+Worsen+Outcomes+in+CKD FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- The decision to stop renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor therapy in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) should take into account both cardiovascular risk and the risk for kidney replacement therapy,... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:01:07 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/stem-cell-infusions-investigated-covid-19-ards-95229.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Stem+Cell+Infusions+Investigated+for+Treatment+of+COVID+19+ARDS FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Researchers are exploring the potential immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (UC-MSC) infusions for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19, according to a... Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:01:00 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/mental-health-disorders-common-among-icu-staff-during-covid-19-95214.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Mental+Health+Disorders+Common+Among+ICU+Staff+During+COVID+19 THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Probable mental health disorders are common among intensive care unit (ICU) staff working in English hospitals during June and July 2020, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Occupational Medicine. Neil... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:01:51 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/u-s-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-nears-1-million-doses-per-day-95216.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=U+S++COVID+19+Vaccine+Rollout+Nears+1+Million+Doses+Per+Day THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- One month after the United States began what has become a troubled rollout of a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the effort is finally gathering real steam. Close to a million doses -- more than 951,000, to be more... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:01:48 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/experts-finally-arrive-wuhan-covid-19-investigation-95217.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=WHO+Experts+Finally+Arrive+in+Wuhan+for+COVID+19+Investigation THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- After a long wait for approval from the Chinese government, a World Health Organization team of experts arrived in the city of Wuhan on Thursday to try to pinpoint the origins of the novel coronavirus that causes... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:01:45 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/exercise-key-lowering-risk-gestational-diabetes-95215.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Exercise+Key+to+Lowering+Risk+for+Gestational+Diabetes THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy reduces the risks for abnormal glucose screening and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published online Dec. 21 in Diabetes Care. Samantha F.... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:01:28 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/incidence-covid-19-increased-children-since-september-95213.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Incidence+of+COVID+19+Increased+in+Children+Since+September THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- The incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 increased since September among children, adolescents, and young children, according to research published in the Jan. 13 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:01:25 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/causal-link-suggested-smoking-subarachnoid-hemorrhage-95205.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Causal+Link+Suggested+for+Smoking++Subarachnoid+Hemorrhage THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Evidence suggests a causal link between smoking and the risk for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Stroke. Julián N. Acosta, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:01:14 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/inhaled-treprostinil-beneficial-pulmonary-hypertension-95206.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Inhaled+Treprostinil+Beneficial+in+Pulmonary+Hypertension THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Inhaled treprostinil improves exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Aaron Waxman,... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:01:10 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/symptom-balloon-time-linked-infarct-size-stemi-95197.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Symptom+to+Balloon+Time+Linked+to+Infarct+Size+in+STEMI THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI), symptom-to-balloon time (SBT), but not door-to-balloon time (DBT), is associated with... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:01:50 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/cochlear-implants-aid-speech-recognition-most-adults-95202.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cochlear+Implants+Aid+Speech+Recognition+in+Most+Adults THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Most adult patients have statistically significant postoperative improvements in speech recognition after receiving cochlear implants, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:01:44 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/multifocal-microvascular-injury-id-d-brain-covid-19-95203.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Multifocal+Microvascular+Injury+ID+d+in+Brain+in+COVID+19 THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Multifocal microvascular injury has been observed in the brain and olfactory bulbs in postmortem observation of patients who died from COVID-19, according to a research letter published online Dec. 30 in the New England... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:01:37 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/drop-ed-visits-cardiac-conditions-tied-later-cardiac-deaths-95199.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Drop+in+ED+Visits+for+Cardiac+Conditions+Tied+to+Later+Cardiac+Deaths THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Reduced emergency department visits for suspected cardiac disease during the COVID-19 pandemic peak in England are associated with a time-lagged increase in cardiac mortality, according to a research letter published... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:01:33 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/cdc-describes-covid-19-trends-nursing-home-residents-staff-95200.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=CDC+Describes+COVID+19+Trends+in+Nursing+Home+Residents++Staff THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Among residents and staff members in U.S. nursing homes, the rates of COVID-19 increased in June and July, then decreased by September, and increased again by late November, paralleling trends in surrounding communities,... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:01:13 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/more-diabetes-remission-t2dm-seen-low-carb-diets-six-months-95198.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=More+Diabetes+Remission+in+T2DM+Seen+With+Low+Carb+Diets+for+Six+Months THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Patients with type 2 diabetes adhering to low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) for six months may experience greater rates of diabetes remission, according to a review published online Jan. 13 in The BMJ. Joshua Z. Goldenberg,... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:01:05 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/college-campuses-risk-extreme-incidence-covid-19-95201.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=College+Campuses+at+Risk+for+Extreme+Incidence+of+COVID+19 THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- College campuses are at risk for developing extreme incidence of COVID-19, which can spread beyond their campus, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:01:02 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/greater-levels-exercise-may-protect-brain-later-95194.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Greater+Levels+of+Exercise+May+Protect+Brain+in+Later+Life THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Greater levels of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) in midlife may protect against cerebrovascular sequelae in later life, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Neurology. Priya Palta,... Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:01:40 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-recommended-all-americans-over-65-95185.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=COVID+19+Vaccine+Recommended+for+All+Americans+Over+65 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it would recommend a COVID-19 vaccine for every American older than 65 years, as it tries to speed up the nation's vaccine rollout. Health officials also recommended that... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:01:24 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/negative-covid-19-test-required-flying-u-s-95183.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Negative+COVID+19+Test+to+Be+Required+for+People+Flying+to+U+S+ WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- People flying to the United States will soon need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The order will take effect on Jan. 26 and expands on... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:01:19 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/ad26-cov2-s-vaccine-seems-safe-immunogenic-sars-cov-2-95182.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Ad26+COV2+S+Vaccine+Seems+Safe++Immunogenic+for+SARS+CoV+2 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- A candidate vaccine, Ad26.COV2.S, with a recombinant, replication-incompetent adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26) vector encoding a full-length and stabilized severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spike protein is... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:01:09 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/women-must-abortion-pill-person-u-s-supreme-court-95184.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Women+Must+Get+Abortion+Pill+in+Person++U+S++Supreme+Court WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- Women who want to get the abortion pill mifepristone during the COVID-19 pandemic must visit a doctor's office, clinic, or hospital, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Similar rules for other medications have been... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:01:01 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-maternal-opioid-related-diagnoses-up-95175.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Neonatal+Abstinence+Syndrome++Maternal+Opioid+Related+Diagnoses+Up WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- From 2010 to 2017, there were significant increases in the estimated rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and maternal opioid-related diagnoses (MOD), according to a study published in the Jan. 12 issue of the... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:01:43 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/pregnancy-outcomes-examined-women-multiple-sclerosis-95176.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Pregnancy+Outcomes+Examined+for+Women+With+Multiple+Sclerosis WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- Women with pregnancy after versus before a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis have fewer children and at an older age, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of Multiple Sclerosis and Related... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:01:33 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/cognitive-performance-during-menopause-transition-examined-95177.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cognitive+Performance+During+Menopause+Transition+Examined WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- Measures of cognitive performance show decline from premenopause to later menopause stages among low-income women of color, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Menopause. Pauline M. Maki, Ph.D., from the... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:01:23 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/practice-s-bariatric-nonsurgical-visits-up-telehealth-during-pandemic-95171.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Practice+s+Bariatric+Nonsurgical+Visits+Up+With+Telehealth+During+Pandemic WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- New patient visit volumes decreased across the board at a comprehensive metabolic and weight loss center during the COVID-19 pandemic, but follow-up visits increased for certain nonsurgical providers, according to a study... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:01:55 GMT https://www.drugs.com/news/higher-hb-threshold-transfusion-not-better-preemies-95168.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Higher+Hb+Threshold+for+Transfusion+Not+Better+for+Preemies WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- Use of a higher hemoglobin transfusion threshold does not lower the risk for death or neurodevelopmental impairment at 22 to 26 months of age among extremely low-birth-weight infants with anemia, according to a study... Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:01:53 GMT