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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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