“One-Stop Shop” Screening Centers May Improve Cancer Detection
Centers that perform comprehensive cancer screening in a single appointment may enable earlier cancer diagnosis.
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Higher BMI Associated With Reduced Foot Health in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a higher BMI were shown to have increased foot pain and foot-related activity limitations.
Asthma Severity May Be Indicated by Herpes Virus Entry Mediator Gene Expression
Expression of the herpes virus entry mediator gene is associated with disease activity in patients with asthma and may, therefore, be a potential biomarker of asthma severity.
Model-Based Analysis Estimations of COVID-19 Severity
Estimates of the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using model-based analysis showed a mean time from symptom onset to death of roughly 18 days.
Lower Treatment Effectiveness in Patients With RA and PsA With Insurance Restrictions for DMARDs
Researchers compared treatment effectiveness among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis with and without plan-level access restrictions to biologic or targeted disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
Encouraging Bone-Strengthening Behaviors in Children May Prevent Osteoporosis in Adulthood
Researchers presented the outcomes from a 2-year intervention that included bone-strengthening physical activity and dietary behaviors of children attending after-school programs in the United States.
Current Figures May Underestimate COVID-19 Mortality in Symptomatic Patients
Current mortality rate estimates for COVID-19 may not be representative of the actual death rate.
Countries’ Mitigation Measures Crucial for Containing Spread of COVID-19
The effect of COVID-19 response in China shows that quarantine, social distancing, and isolation of infected persons can contain the epidemic in other countries.
Low Dose Ketamine Accelerates Onset of Antidepressant Effect for Electroconvulsive Therapy
The researchers found that the onset of the ECT effect was accelerated by a dose of 0.3 mg/kg of ketamine, but the antidepressant effect was not enhanced.
2019-nCoV More Likely to Affect Older Men With Chronic Illnesses
Infections with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was of clustering onset and more likely to affect older men with comorbid diseases.
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