Background: Mortality increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many bereaved individuals were not able to gather to memorialize their loved ones, yet it is unknown if this contributed to worsening mental health.
Objective: Examine the association of bereavement in the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic with subsequent psychological distress and the role of memorial attendance in reducing psychological distress among the bereaved.
Introduction: This study provides the most recent estimates for fast-food consumption in the U.S., overall and by race/ethnicity and age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConventional cancer drug development has long been limited to organ- or tissue-specific cancer types. However, it has become increasingly known that specific genetic abnormalities are responsible for the carcinogenesis of multiple cancers. The recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the first multi-cancer drug, Keytruda, has demonstrated the feasibility of developing new drugs that target multiple cancers.
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