American College of Surgeons, Oct. 22-25
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
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
Higher Rate of Bladder Neck Incompetence in Mixed Urinary Incontinence
Significantly higher rates of BNI, urethral incompetence seen in patients with OAB symptoms after anti-incontinence surgery
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
Septoplasty Effective for Nasal Obstruction Linked to Deviated Septum
Mean Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 scores were significantly lower in septoplasty versus medical management arm
Side-by-Side Utility Terrain Vehicles Tied to More Significant Hand Injuries
Riders experience significantly more mutilating hand injuries, amputations than riders of all-terrain vehicles
Breast Satisfaction Increased for Women Undergoing Autologous Reconstruction
Higher levels of breast satisfaction and psychosocial and sexual well-being reported compared with alloplastic breast reconstruction
