Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
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Pharmacy
Continuing Blood Pressure Meds Safe for Those With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized COVID-19 patients can safely...
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New York City May Run Out of COVID-19 Vaccines
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New York City’s COVID-19 vaccination rate...
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Either Trivalent Flu Vaccine Safe for Use in Seniors
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Either the trivalent adjuvanted inactivated...
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Rachel Levine Nominated as U.S. Assistant Health Secretary
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rachel Levine, M.D., a transgender woman, has...
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Tool Can Predict Chemo Toxicity for Seniors With Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For older patients with early-stage breast...
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BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test Has Lower Sensitivity Than RT-PCR
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card (BinaxNOW)...
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BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test Has Lower Sensitivity Than RT-PCR
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card (BinaxNOW)...
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Denosumab Studied for Prosthesis-Related Osteolysis
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For patients with symptomatic, radiographically...
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President Biden Unveils Details of National Pandemic Response Plan
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A day after his inauguration, President Joe Biden...
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Impact of Antidepressants Examined in Back Pain, Osteoarthritis
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors...
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Tocilizumab Does Not Improve Outcomes in Severe COVID-19
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Tocilizumab plus standard care is not superior to...
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Hahn Resigns as Head of FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock New Interim Chief
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stephen Hahn, M.D., resigned as commissioner of...
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2.3 Percent of Kindergarteners Not Up to Date With MMR in 2019-2020
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Overall, 2.3 percent of kindergarteners were not...
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Aspirin Use Cuts CRC Risk in Those Initiating Use Before Age 70
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Regular use of aspirin is associated with a...
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Primary Care-Recorded Mental Illness Decreased During COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In April 2020, there were reductions in primary...
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Stopping RAS Inhibitors May Worsen Outcomes in CKD
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The decision to stop renin-angiotensin system (RAS)...
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One-Third of U.S. Adults Likely to Refuse a COVID-19 Vaccine
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Roughly one-third of Americans say they will...
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Bupropion-Naltrexone Bests Placebo in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For adults with methamphetamine use disorder,...
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Inhaled Treprostinil Beneficial in Pulmonary Hypertension
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Inhaled treprostinil improves exercise capacity...
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