ACAAI: Parents, Patients Offer Theories on Causes/Origins of Food Allergies
Parents and adult patients with food allergy believe diet, genetics, family history, infection are linked to food allergy development
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
Health care workers frustrated that the draft recommendation does not specify what kind of mask should be worn
Sublingual Immunotherapy Safe, Effective for Treating Toddlers’ Peanut Allergy
Improved outcomes seen with younger age at initiation
Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
Health care workers worry whether the guidelines are protecting a hospital's bottom line rather than worker health
More Than Half of U.S. Adults Use Internet to Look for Health, Medical Information
Adults aged 30 to 44 years have highest use of internet for communicating with doctor, doctor's office
FDA Warns Eye Drops From Major Brands May Cause Infection
Twenty-six products can cause eye infection and blindness, an advisory warns
In Utero Corticosteroid Exposure Not Detrimental to Offspring Neurodevelopment
However, for β2-adrenergic agonists, association seen between mid-to-late pregnancy exposure and delayed personal-social skills
Affording Health Care Now a Struggle for Half of Americans: Poll
More than half delayed or skipped care because of concerns about costs
Health Care Workers Reported More Days of Poor Mental Health in 2022
2018 to 2022 saw increase in days of poor mental health and in percentage reporting feeling burnout very often
Unique Workplace Concerns Tied to Health Worker Depression, Anxiety During Pandemic
Associations seen for working on the hospital unit, mood disturbances, and sleep disturbances with depression, anxiety
