Suicide Risk Increased for Some U.S. Health Care Workers
Increased risk for suicide seen among registered nurses, health technicians, health care support workers versus non-health care workers
Increase in Out-of-Pocket Costs Could Increase Abandonment of HIV PrEP Meds
Two to three times higher HIV diagnosis rates seen for patients who abandoned versus filled their PrEP prescriptions
BNT162b2 Effective for Children, Teens During Delta, Omicron Waves
Estimated effectiveness did not wane during delta period but did decline against the omicron variant after the first dose
Acute Hospital Care at Home Shows Promise for Medically Complex Patients
At 30 days after discharge, mortality rate was 3.2 percent, skilled nursing facility use rate was 2.6 percent
Child Care Stress Affects Health, Work of U.S. HCWs During Pandemic
High child care stress tied to anxiety, depression, burnout, as well as retention issues
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
COVID-19 Pandemic Tied to Burnout in Health Care Professionals
Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization increased as the pandemic wore on in 2020
Stress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
Review generally revealed low-certainty evidence, particularly for longer-term effects
Nirmatrelvir During Acute SARS-CoV-2 Does Not Reduce Risk for Long COVID
No association seen for rebound symptoms or test positivity with symptoms of long COVID
Limited English Proficiency Not Linked to Sepsis Mortality Overall
In subgroup analysis, LEP was associated with increased mortality among the non-Hispanic White subgroup
