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• Lilly Ends Antibody Trial of COVID Hospital Patients The company cited new data from the NIH showing no significant benefit for bamlanivimab in combination with remdesivir for people hospitalized with COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• Troponin, Echo a Prognostic Power Combo in COVID-19 Mortality climbed sixfold in patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2 infection with positive troponins who also had major abnormalities by selectively performed echocardiography in a registry study.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• More Mask Wearing Could Save 130,000 US Lives by End of February IHME researchers predict the potential number of lives saved from COVID-19 this winter based on different percentages of Americans following mask and social distancing recommendations.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• As Election Day Nears, Taking Stock of an Expertise Exodus Since Trump took office in January 2017, many federal scientists have reported that the administration has undermined or dismissed their work. Some have been fired. Others have left in frustration or protest.
  Undark, October 27, 2020
• Alert Security Breach Leads to Psychiatric Patient Blackmail Hackers have accessed patient records at Finland's largest private psychotherapy system, emailing some patients to pay up or face having their private medical records released online.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• Menstrual Irregularity Appears to Be Predictor of Early Death In a peer-reviewed observational study of 79,505 premenopausal women, researchers sought to determine whether a life-long history of irregular or long menstrual cycles was associated with premature death.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• Pandemic Increases Need for Strength Training by Elderly Older people should be doing resistance exercises, also known as strength training, during the pandemic, to counteract the effects of physical inactivity and to make sure they retain at least the same level of muscle function they had prior to lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, researchers advise.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2020
• Hydroxychloroquine Fails to Protect Medical Workers The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine failed to protect healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients from becoming infected themselves, according to results of a formal, placebo-controlled trial published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2020
• Hood Technique Can Facilitate Swift Return to Urinary Continence After Radical Prostatectomy The 'hood' technique for robot-assisted prostatectomy enabled a return to continence within four months, without compromising surgical margins, in a single-center, single-surgeon study.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2020
• Study Supports Citrate Over Heparin Anticoagulation for Continuous Dialysis A large randomized controlled trial supports the use of regional citrate over heparin anticoagulation to help prevent blood clot formation at the filter in patients receiving continuous dialysis therapies.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2020
• Which Treatment Is More Cost-Effectiveness for Recurrent Dupuytren's Depends on Severity Whether limited fasciectomy (LF) or percutaneous needle aponeurotomy (PNA) is the more cost-effective treatment of recurrent Dupuytren's contracture depends upon the severity of the contracture, according to a cost-effectiveness analysis.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2020
• Cobitolimod Might Induce Remission in Moderate-to-Severe Left-Sided Ulcerative Colitis Topically administered cobitolimod may induce remission in patients with moderate-to-severe left-sided ulcerative colitis (UC), according to results from the phase-2b CONDUCT trial.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2020
• Fauci: Early COVID Vaccines Will Prevent Symptoms, Not the Virus Importantly, the initial COVID-19 vaccines will prevent symptoms in those who become infected with the coronavirus rather than kill the virus itself, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, said.
  WebMD Health News, October 27, 2020
• Artificially Sweetened Drinks Tied to Higher CVD Risk Sugary and artificially sweetened drinks are each associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to results from a large prospective cohort study.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• End of the Road for High-Dose Biotin in MS? High-dose biotin, a B vitamin used at lower doses as a food supplement, does not significantly improve disability or walking speed in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• KidneyWeek 2020 CV Benefit of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Seen at All eGFR Levels Daily icosapent ethyl safely reduced fatal and nonfatal ischemic events in patients with reduced kidney function in an extension of the REDUCE-IT trial.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• CHEST 2020 Pandemic Pushes Residents to Improve Patient Communication The experience of many residents and interns in New York City during the COVID-19 peak in the spring helped them hone their communication skills related to goals-of-care discussions, survey data show.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• #BCSM: 'Invaluable Tool' for the Breast Cancer Community The first online breast cancer support group, built around the #BCSM Twitter hashtag, has grown tremendously in the past 10 years, building connections between patients and professionals around the world.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• AHA Adds Recovery, Emotional Support to CPR Guidelines Updated guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care from the American Heart Association emphasize physical, social, and emotional recovery after resuscitation.
  Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2020
• Colleges Testing Wastewater to Find COVID Outbreaks Early More than 65 colleges or universities in the United States are testing wastewater, often from dormitories, to anticipate and curb the spread of the coronavirus on campuses.
  WebMD Health News, October 27, 2020