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Study Looks at Cancer Cases Attributable to Alcohol Use

Publish Date August 5, 2021

An estimated 741,300 or 4.1% of all new cancer cases in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption.

Electronic Health Record Use Varies Across Primary Care Specialties

Publish Date August 5, 2021

Pediatric clinicians spend significantly less total and after-hours time actively using electronic health record (EHR) systems compared with general medicine and family medicine clinicians.

FDA Adds Guillain-Barré Warning to Janssen/J&J COVID-19 Vaccine

Publish Date August 5, 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a new warning for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that says the shot has been tied to Guillain-Barré syndrome.

WHO: Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots

Publish Date August 5, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine makers such as Pfizer should focus on getting shots to poor countries instead of trying to persuade wealthy nations to give their citizens booster shots, World Health Organization officials said at a press briefing held Monday.

Pfizer Presses US Scientists, Officials on Third Booster Shot

Publish Date August 5, 2021

Pfizer made its case for quick US approval of a third booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine during a meeting with the country’s top scientists and federal regulators on Monday.

Inconsistent Evidence to Support the Efficacy, Safety of Muscle Relaxants for Treatment of Low Back Pain

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date August 3, 2021

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Neuroscience Research Australia investigators quantitatively analyzed 31 RCTs with a total of 6505 participants.

Health Impairment in Spondyloarthritis Associated With High Disease Activity, Worsening Functionality, and Concomitant Fibromyalgia

By

Rebecca Chu, PharmD, RPh

Publish Date August 3, 2021

Researchers evaluated the association between Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Health Index (ASAS-HI) and disease activity and burden in patients with spondyloarthritis.

Many States Move to Ban Vaccine Mandates, Passports in Public Schools

Publish Date August 3, 2021

As schools around America begin to prepare for reopening this fall, many states are taking steps to stop public schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccination or proof of vaccination.

Model Estimates Routine Child Vaccine Doses Missed During 2020

Publish Date August 3, 2021

Pandemic-related disruptions in routine childhood vaccine coverage occurred worldwide in 2020, with the highest disruptions seen in April 2020.

COVID-19 Outcomes May Be Worse for People With Learning Disability

Publish Date August 3, 2021

The risks for hospital admission and death from COVID-19 may be higher for people with learning disabilities.