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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing tobacco use in children. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement

USPSTF: Behavioral Interventions Likely Prevent Tobacco Use

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Primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have moderate net benefit for school-aged children
High-dosage chloroquine diphosphate has potential safety hazards when used as adjunctive therapy for patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19

Adding High-Dose Chloroquine Not Advised for Severe COVID-19

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High-dose versus low-dose group had higher lethality until day 13, more instances of QTc interval >500 ms
There is no proven drug treatment for COVID-19 patients

Expert Panel: There Are No Proven Drug Treatments for COVID-19

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Whenever possible, drugs should be given to COVID-19 patients as part of a clinical trial
Hydroxychloroquine usage is expanding globally to treat novel coronavirus 2019

Physicians Report Expanding Use of Off-Label COVID-19 Treatments

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Hydroxychloroquine usage increasing rapidly, although plasma from recovered patients perceived as more effective
One dose of convalescent plasma therapy is well tolerated and can potentially improve clinical symptoms in severe cases with coronavirus disease 2019

Convalescent Plasma Treatment Promising in Severe COVID-19

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One dose of CP with neutralizing antibodies can reduce viral load, tends to improve clinical symptoms
The first COVID-19 virus antibody test for use in the United States has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Test for COVID-19 Antibodies Approved by FDA

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Test checks for protective antibodies in a finger prick of blood
Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy seems to be an effective intervention for depression in Parkinson disease

Phone-Based Therapy Beneficial for Depression in Parkinson Disease

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Telephone CBT outperformed treatment-as-usual on all depression, anxiety, quality-of-life measures
Access to a blood plasma treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patients has been made easier by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Eases Access to Blood Plasma Treatment for COVID-19 Patients

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Patients receive injections of blood plasma taken from people who have recovered
From 2006 to 2016

Per-Capita Medical Radiation Exposure Down in United States

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2006 to 2016 saw drop in annual individual effective dose from diagnostic, interventional procedures
Childhood and young adulthood cancer therapy-associated polyposis often has clinical features suggestive of at least one colorectal cancer predisposition syndrome

Cancer Therapy-Associated Polyposis May Mimic CRC Predisposition

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74 percent of TAP cases had clinical features suggesting at least one CRC predisposition syndrome