Physician Burnout Significantly Increased During 2020 to 2021
Additionally, decreases in satisfaction with work-life integration and increases in depression seen
Medical Debt Tied to Worsening of Food, Housing Insecurity
Risk factors for medical indebtedness include hospitalization, disability, high deductible, Medicare Advantage, and no insurance coverage
Paternal Childhood Smoke Exposure Tied to Asthma Risk in Offspring
Fathers' passive smoke exposure through childhood to puberty linked to nonallergic asthma risk in offspring
Physician Burnout May Raise Risk for Patient Safety Events
Burnout also associated with decreased job satisfaction, low professionalism, patient dissatisfaction
Incident Cardiovascular Disease Risk Up With Autoimmune Disease
Risk increased progressively with the number of autoimmune diseases present and with younger age
Guidelines Issued for Management of Pollen Food Syndrome
Management involves exclusion of known trigger foods; immunotherapy to pollens not effective for PFS
Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance
Variance seen by specialty, with lower concordance for primary care
Glucocorticoid Use Tied to Decreased White Matter Integrity
Use of inhaled, systemic glucocorticoids associated with changes in several brain imaging parameters; effect sizes larger in systemic users
U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic
Moral distress emerged from being unable to provide optimal care, seeing pandemic’s effects on patients, coworkers
U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021
Declines in life expectancy seen for males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups
