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
HIV + Hep C Coinfection Not Tied to Increased Type 1 MI Risk
However, with increasing age, risk for type 1 myocardial infarction increased for people with HIV with versus without hepatitis C virus infection
Risk of Monkeypox Transmission Low in Health Care Settings
No health care providers developed monkeypox infection during the 21 days after exposure
Physician Burnout May Raise Risk for Patient Safety Events
Burnout also associated with decreased job satisfaction, low professionalism, patient dissatisfaction
Summary Elixhauser Comorbidity Score Developed for Use in Older Adults
Unclear whether the S-Elixhauser comorbidity score offers an advantage over other similar measures
Second Person in U.S. Dies After Monkeypox Diagnosis
An estimated 18 people have died around the world in this monkeypox outbreak
Prevalence of Concurrent HIV, STIs High in Persons With Monkeypox
Higher proportion of monkeypox patients with versus without HIV infection hospitalized
Texas Judge Says ACA Cannot Require Coverage for PrEP
U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor made the ruling Wednesday about Truvada and Descovy
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
Dolutegravir Compared With Other Regimens for HIV in Pregnancy
Viral suppression at delivery less frequent with atazanavir-ritonavir, raltegravir than dolutegravir; no difference in adverse birth outcomes
