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A case of reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is described in a study published online Oct. 12 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 Described in 25-Year-Old

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Patient had two positive tests in April and June 2020, separated by two negative tests in May 2020
About 20 percent of high-risk patients undergoing noncardiac surgery will develop one or more major adverse cardiovascular events within one year

MACE Up for High-Risk Patients After Noncardiac Surgery

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Incidence of MACE 20.6 percent within 365 days in patients at increased CV risk
Although three-fourths of U.S. prostate cancer cases in 2003 to 2017 were localized

U.S. Incidence of Distant-Stage Prostate Cancer Up, 2010 to 2017

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Five-year survival for distant-stage prostate cancer improved from 2011 to 2016
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring labeling changes to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that warn of the risks of taking these drugs at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later

FDA Requiring Labeling Changes to NSAIDs Warning of Risks in Pregnancy

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Labeling must indicate risks to unborn baby with NSAID use at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later
Use of aspirin

Use of Common Meds Tied to Lower Lung Cancer Mortality

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Combined use of aspirin, statins, metformin tied to lower lung cancer risk and mortality
The most notable increase in e-cigarette use from 2014 to 2018 occurred among younger-adult never smokers and near-term quitters (those who quit combustible cigarettes one to  eight years before)

Young Adult Never Smokers Show Growth in E-Cigarette Use

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Results show nicotine initiation with e-cigarettes among young, switch to e-cigarettes in smokers
For female adolescent and young-adult cancer survivors

Employment Disruption-Linked Financial Hardship Found for Female CA Survivors

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Considerable burden of financial hardship reported for female adolescent, young-adult cancer survivors
In a series of 101 newborns of mothers with perinatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

No Evidence Found of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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Newborns of mothers with severe/critical COVID-19 born early, at risk for needing phototherapy
For all specialties

Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes

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Model shows adding two new or three return patient visits per day profitable for all specialties
Point-of-care testing is associated with large reductions in the time to results for patients presenting with suspected COVID-19

Time to Results Faster With Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing

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Time to results significantly shorter with QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel than with PCR