DDW: Cannabinoid Use Ups Sedation Requirements During Endoscopy
However, patients with cannabis use do not have increased awareness or discomfort during procedures
Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination
Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout
30.0 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in U.S. in 2021
For adults aged 18 to 64 years, 13.5 percent were uninsured, 21.7 percent had public coverage, 66.6 percent had private coverage
Black, Hispanic Race/Ethnicity Linked to Intraoperative Occult Hypoxemia
Prevalence of intraoperative occult hypoxemia in 92 to 100 percent Spo2 range higher in Black and Hispanic versus White patients
Affirmative Action Bans Cut Percent of Underrepresented Med Students
Percentage of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups reduced with state affirmative action bans
Sexual Minority Students Perceive Medical School Less Favorably
Bisexual, lesbian, or gay students have less favorable perceptions of the medical school learning environment, are more likely to report burnout
Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
About 28 million older Americans have Medicare Advantage plans
Providers, Patients Differ in Satisfaction With Anesthesia for Eye Surgery
Provider satisfaction is not a good predictor of patient satisfaction with anesthesia during ocular surgery
Racial Disparity Seen in Use of Epidural Blood Patches for Postdural Headaches
White patients more likely than Black, Hispanic, other race patients to receive patch sooner
