Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
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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...
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Oily Fish Consumption Tied to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Consumption of oily fish, but not nonoily fish, is...
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Opioid Use May Contribute to Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Opioid use seems to contribute to the increasing...
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Bamlanivimab + Etesevimab Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with bamlanivimab and etesevimab, but not...
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Antibody Drug May Protect Nursing Home Residents, Staff From COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An antibody drug that has emergency use...
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FDA Approves First Monthly Injectable Regimen for HIV
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the...
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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...
Read MoreContinuing Blood Pressure Meds Safe for Those With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized COVID-19 patients can safely continue using blood pressure medications, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.Jordana B....
Read MoreNew York City May Run Out of COVID-19 Vaccines
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New York City’s COVID-19 vaccination rate has outpaced its supply of vaccine doses, and the city could run out of doses in the next few days, Mayor Bill de Blasio said...
Read MoreEither Trivalent Flu Vaccine Safe for Use in Seniors
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Either the trivalent adjuvanted inactivated influenza vaccine (aIIV3) or the trivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-IIV3) is safe to use in older adults, according...
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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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