The rising use of e-cigarettes, which have been available since 1990, is causing concern amongst many physicians and healthcare professionals. Given that the 6% of Americans that use e-cigarette includes 3 million high school-aged children, parents also worry about the implications of e-cigarette use, such as the long-term consequences of using … [Read more...]
E-Cigarettes Shown to Lead to Changes Like Those in Severe Periodontitis
ACE Inhibitors Do Not Seem to Interact With COVID-19
Given the discovery that the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) – a key protein in the renin-angiotensin system – is the receptor through which SARS-CoV-2 enters cells, physicians and scientists have been concerned that patients taking ACE inhibitors may be more vulnerable to COVID-19. A study was therefore undertaken to investigate any … [Read more...]
What COVID-19 Has Revealed About Job Security in the Healthcare Industry
While the healthcare industry has for decades been viewed as a sector with a high degree of job security, that security may be changing, especially for certain healthcare roles. Though some of these changes started before COVID-19, the effect of the pandemic on highly trained physicians was shocking to many. As non-urgent medical care grinded to … [Read more...]
New Data on PCP Handling of Psoriasis
Though psoriasis is a well-known disorder with a variety of treatment options, it is considered an undertreated condition. Because data suggest that nearly 60% of those who have moderate-to-severe psoriasis and are covered by insurance have gone untreated, researchers have begun to explore how to best ensure that more of those suffering from … [Read more...]
Reports on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Observed in Children with COVID-19
A recent research letter published in JAMA has helped to illuminate the multisystem inflammatory syndrome that children and adolescents have been suffering in relation to COVID-19. While severe cases of COVID-19 have been relatively rare in the young, this inflammatory syndrome was recently described, sharing features with Kawasaki disease and … [Read more...]