Palliative care utilization, transfusion burden, and end-of-life care for patients with multiple myeloma.

Introduction: Despite treatment advances, multiple myeloma (MM) remains a significant source of morbidity and mortality. We aimed to examine specialist palliative care (SPC) involvement and end-of-life care for patients with MM.

Methods: We assessed all deceased patients with a diagnosis of MM who received care at a single institution from January 2010 to December 2019 and assessed SPC involvement.

A Curious Case of Colonic Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor: A Unique Diagnosis With Variable Presentations.

A 67-year-old female with a history of colon cancer underwent colonoscopy. An 8 mm semi-pedunculated, friable, and ulcerated lesion of the ascending colon was removed completely using a hot snare. Immunohistochemical staining showed strong positivity for transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3 (TFE-3) and was partially positive for Human Melanoma Black (HMB-45), consistent with a diagnosis of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa).

Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy - Springfield, Missouri, May 2020.

On May 12, 2020 (day 0), a hair stylist at salon A in Springfield, Missouri (stylist A), developed respiratory symptoms and continued working with clients until day 8, when the stylist received a positive test result for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A second hair stylist (stylist B), who had been exposed to stylist A, developed respiratory symptoms on May 15, 2020 (day 3), and worked with clients at salon A until day 8 before seeking testing for SARS-CoV-2, which returned a positive result on day 10. A total of 139 clients were directly serviced by stylists A and B from the time they developed symptoms until they took leave from work.