Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Safety Events in Hospitalized Children
Largest disparities seen for postoperative sepsis for Blacks and for postoperative respiratory failure for Hispanics
Dr. Anthony Fauci to Publish Memoir ‘On Call’ in June
CDC Investigating Illness Outbreak on Luxury Cruise Ship
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Has Effectiveness of 54 Percent
Vaccine effectiveness 49 percent at 60 to 119 days after vaccination among tests exhibiting spike gene target failure
CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak Tied to Cheese, Yogurt
Price of Prescription Drugs Almost Threefold Higher in the United States
U.S. prices for brand-name originator drugs 422 percent higher; price of unbranded generics 67 percent of comparison countries
Teen Pregnancy, Sexual Health Care Use Lower Than Expected During Pandemic
Lower than expected rates of adolescent pregnancy and encounters for contraceptive and STI management
2022 Saw More Than 2.5 Million Cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
Concerns center around syphilis and congenital syphilis, which increased 17.0 and 30.6 percent in one year
Iodine Povacrylex Antisepsis Beneficial for Closed Extremity Fractures
Fewer surgical site infections observed with iodine povacrylex as preoperative antisepsis for surgical procedures
Pandemic Tied to Worsening of Diabetes Outcomes
Negative outcomes particularly seen for children and adolescents, including increase in diabetes-related admissions to pediatric ICUs, diabetic ketoacidosis
