Biden to Propose Overhaul of U.S. Nursing Homes
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Minimum staffing levels will be a main feature of...
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Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination, Sudden Deafness Explored
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The possible association between COVID-19...
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Vaccination Ups Infection-Acquired Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two doses of BNT162b2 vaccine are associated with...
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Risk for Progression to Severe COVID-19 Lower With Nirmatrelvir + Ritonavir
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with symptomatic COVID-19, treatment...
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AAN: Tic Severity in Teens Tied to Social Media Use During Pandemic
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Increased use of social media during the COVID-19...
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ACP Issues Final Practice Points for Remdesivir Use in COVID-19
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a living systematic review and updated article...
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Johnson & Johnson Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Settlements totaling $26 billion have been...
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FDA Expands Approval of Jardiance for Patients With Heart Failure
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Approval for Jardiance (empagliflozin) has been...
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Johnson & Johnson Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Settlements totaling $26 billion have been...
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Nearly Half of 500 Million Free COVID-19 Tests Still Left
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 cases across the United States drop,...
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Enhanced External Counterpulsation Eases ‘Long COVID’
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with “long COVID,”...
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Vaccine Rollout Linked to Drop in Severe COVID-19 in Dialysis Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of severe COVID-19 infections was...
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Children, Adults Can Transmit SARS-CoV-2 to Household Contacts
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children and adults within a household can transmit...
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Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection Seems to Be Less Common
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Completely asymptomatic severe acute respiratory...
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Systemic Anticancer Treatment Not Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients actively receiving systemic...
Read MoreThe impact of COVID-19 on healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units in low and middle income countries: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings.
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infection (HAI) incidence in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs).Patients from 7 LMICs were followed during hospital intensive care unit (ICU)...
Read MoreMaximizing Benefit of Virtual Learning: Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has profoundly impacted surgical education. We assessed resident perceptions of our virtual academic program, which consists of daily lectures or case conferences held via a...
Read MorePatterns of mortality after pancreatoduodenectomy: A root cause, day-to-day analysis.
Mortality is consistently reported as an outcome metric in pancreatic surgery. Given its heterogeneity, better characterization of it might provide crucial insights for clinical practice. This study aimed to analyze the timeline...
Read MoreRacial and demographic disparities in emergency department utilization for mental health concerns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study investigated whether emergency department (ED) visits for mental health concerns increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking a health disparities lens. ED encounters from the only academic medical center in...
Read MoreDifferences in Older Adults Walking Football Initiation and Maintenance Influences Across Respondent Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Despite health benefits gained from physical activity and sport participation, older adults are less likely to be active. This study investigates what influences 50- to 75-year-olds (N = 439) to initiate and maintain walking...
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