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CMS requires all nursing homes to test staff for coronavirus disease 2019; FEMA signals it may end reimbursement for personal protective equipment; CDC issues new exposure testing recommendations.

Among patients with Parkinson disease (PD), co-occurrence of dementia and hypertension, as well as duration of PD, were significantly associated with mortality due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent study.

Going into the COVID-19 pandemic, previous studies by Milliman found a worsening over the past 5 years of access to inpatient intermediate levels of care and office-based care, said Henry Harbin, MD, leading behavioral health expert and adviser to The Bowman Family Foundation.

Scientists say data on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment convalescent plasma may be misrepresented; Anthony Fauci, MD, warned that distributing a COVID-19 vaccine without testing in large trials could affect other vaccines; remdesivir was shown to have little effect in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Results from a recent study examining thirst among patients with heart failure show that most had fluid retention and close to half were frequently thirsty, which is considered troublesome in these patients.

At diagnosis, approximately 6% of breast cancers are metastatic breast cancer (MBC), which although treatable is not curable. Experts predicted that 276,480 women and 2620 men would receive such a diagnosis in 2020.

Sex may play a modifying role in the 25% of patients with Stargardt disease who carried a combination of a mild and a severe allele, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The FDA approved the drug on August 7, and on August 17, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted the marketing authorization application for the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment.

Increased sleep need, poor sleep quality, and fatigue were found to occur more frequently and longer among patients with concussions, according to study findings.

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for convalescent plasma to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); limited transmission of COVID-19 was reported in reopened childcare centers; universal mask mandates could save lives.

A recent survey showed the disruption in cancer care as a result of the pandemic is worrying professionals who provide psychosocial support to patients.

Risks of all-cause mortality and breast cancer-specific mortality decreased when female patients followed a more anti-inflammatory diet after their diagnosis of postmenopausal invasive breast cancer.

Researchers find that monitoring dietary intake in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) could detect possible micronutrient insufficiencies that may exacerbate adverse effects such as constipation. Expanding knowledge on correct medication intake among patients with PD was also cited.

Switching off a “master regulator” of the epigenome called TET2 may protect the brain from the inflammatory damage and neurodegeneration caused by Parkinson disease, according to recent study findings.

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Reporting on their findings in the British Journal of Haematology, researchers have used immunohistochemistry (IHC) to leverage p53 expression as an identifier of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients carrying mutations in tumor protein p53 (TP53), an indicator of poor prognosis in the disease.

This week in managed care, the top news includes survival improves among wait-listed heart transplant candidates, the Trump administration offers a progress report on its kidney care initiative, and panelists say choice is vital to the biosimilar savings picture.

Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are at a greater risk for osteopenia and osteoporosis, but the associate is the result of secondary factors, such as medication.

A new phase 1 trial will test aerosolized chemotherapy in patients with cancer; Uber and NimbleRx partner to deliver prescriptions; Missouri prisons see a rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

For multiple sclerosis, the therapy will be sold as Kesimpta by Novartis; it is administered by patients once a month through the Sensoready autoinjector pen.

In a Complete Response Letter, FDA is requesting additional data from Gilead Sciences for its investigational treatment for moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

In 2 surveys, employers identified efforts to increase availability of virtual care, support employees undertaking greater caregiving roles, and address social and health inequities as a result of the pandemic.

Reports of child abuse fell due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; higher levels of the new coronavirus were found in children than in hospitalized adults; Michigan will pay $600 million to Flint residents.

A move by HHS to allow pharmacists to give childhood vaccinations draws criticism from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Through the partnership between Innovaccer and Emtiro Health, data utilization will work to delineate and address social aspects known to affect the health of populations nationwide, said Kelly Garrison, CEO at Emtiro Health, and Paul Grundy, MD, chief transformation officer at Innovaccer.

In individuals with type 2 diabetes and comorbid obesity, the metabolic benefits of gastric bypass surgery and diet were similar and related to weight loss itself, but it had no clinically important effects independent of weight loss.

Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson are making moves to expand their autoimmune portfolios with recently announced acquisitions.

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with other men (MSM) during episodes of high-risk behavior could benefit from short-term use of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to lessen their chances of contracting HIV, a new study reports.