October 1, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A higher rate of gastrointestinal complications, including mesenteric ischemia, occurs among critically ill patients with COVID-19 versus matched patients without COVID-19, according to a research letter published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Mohamad El Moheb, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,...

THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, treatment with atezolizumab results in longer overall survival than chemotherapy, according to a study published in the Oct. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Roy S. Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., from...

THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric COVID-19 cases increased considerably from April to September in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in Pediatrics. Blake Sisk, Ph.D., from the American Academy of Pediatrics in Itasca, Illinois, and colleagues describe pediatric COVID-19 infection in the United States using data drawn...

THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For critically ill patients with COVID-19, in-hospital cardiac arrest is common and is associated with poor survival, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in The BMJ. Salim S. Hayek, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues estimated the incidence, risk factors, and...

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for September 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Hospital Admissions Not Related to COVID-19...