Medical School Students Increasingly Come from Higher-Income Families
Findings seen for both applicants and matriculants into M.D. programs in the United States from 2014 to 2019
1999 to 2020 Saw >1.63 Million Excess Deaths in Blacks Versus Whites
In both males and females, excess mortality rates decreased from 1999, then plateaued, and increased from 2019 to 2020
8.4 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in 2022
12.2 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years and 4.2 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years were uninsured in 2022
Current Surge Noted in RSV Infection, Especially in Older Children
Greater proportion of children hospitalized in 2022 to 2023 were aged 2 to younger than 5 years and aged 5 to younger than 12 years
CDC Warns That Mpox Could Make a Summer Return
An outbreak in Chicago of the virus formerly called monkeypox has public health officials on edge
Update: Masks May Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Community Settings
Updated review of the evidence shows small reduction in risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection with mask use versus no mask use
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Aids Resolution of Recurrent C. Difficile
Use of FMT in immunocompetent adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection leads to significant increase in resolution
Recommendations Updated for Preventing Surgical Site Infections
Essential practices include administration of prophylaxis, which should be discontinued at time of surgical closure
One-Third of U.S. Physicians Report Ever Being Sued
Length of time in practice, specialty, and gender impact likelihood of being sued
Inequalities in Human Resources for Health Linked to Mortality
Negative association seen between total human resources for health level and all-cause mortality
