OBGYN & Women’s Health
Vertebral Fractures Marker of Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vertebral fractures (VFs) are a clinical marker of fragility and poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Luigi di Filippo, M.D., from the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, and colleagues examined the...
CDC Recommends Face Masks in All Public Transportation Settings
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Seeking to slow the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Monday that face masks be worn by everyone in all public transportation settings. That includes both passengers and people working in stations, terminals, and airports across the country,CBS Newsreported. In the...
Scientists to Infect Volunteers With COVID-19 in Challenge Trial
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — British scientists are infecting healthy volunteers with COVID-19, in hopes of speeding up vaccine development, TheWashington Postreported Tuesday. Led by scientists at Imperial College London, people in this challenge trial will be guaranteed treatment if they become ill. The United States says human challenge trials might be too...
No COVID-19 Vaccines Allowed in California Without State Approval
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — California is not going to allow the use of any COVID-19 vaccines until its own panel of experts approves them, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. Vaccinations “will move at the speed of trust,” Newsom said, and the state wants its own review regardless of who wins the presidential...
COVID-19 Mitigation Measures Tied to Fewer Preterm Births
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Initial implementation of national COVID-19 mitigation measures in the Netherlands was associated with a substantial reduction in the incidence of preterm births in the following months, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in The Lancet Public Health. Jasper V. Been, Ph.D., from the Erasmus Medical Centre...
No Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Expected Before Election
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer will not apply for emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week in November, the company’s chief executive said in a statement posted to the Pfizer website on Friday. This is a reversal from the company’s previous claims that it would apply for the approval...
Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Well Tolerated in Phase 1/2 Trial
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine seems safe and induces humoral responses, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Shengli Xia, from the Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China, and colleagues conducted a phase...
COVID-19-Linked Deaths Mainly in Seniors in May to August 2020
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From May to August 2020, COVID-19-associated deaths occurred mainly among older adults and in certain racial and ethnic minorities, especially Hispanics, according to research published in the Oct. 16 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Jeremy A.W. Gold,...
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 Oct. 12 to 16, 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice. Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 Described...
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