U.S. Health Care Spending Reached $4.9 Trillion in 2023
Health sector's share of the economy was similar in 2023 and 2022, but lower than in 2020 and 2021, during height of COVID-19
Study Compares Single-, Double-Purse-String Suture Catheter Insertion Methods in Dialysis
Similar postinsertion complication rates and technical survival rates seen at one, two, and three years
Training Inexperienced Clinicians Increases Infant Intubation Success
First-attempt success significantly higher in intervention group receiving expert intubation coaching on a manikin
A Number of Older Adults Report Loneliness, Social Isolation
Authors call for clinicians to screen older adults
7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
Planned Home Births Are Safe for Low-Risk Pregnancies
In terms of maternal and neonatal outcomes, planned home births are as safe as planned birth center births
Trump Picks Vaccine Mandate Critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Head National Institutes of Health
COVID-19, Flu, RSV Vaccine Coverage Low for Nursing Home Residents
As of Nov. 10, 2024, 29.7 percent of nursing home residents had received a 2024 to 2025 COVID-19 vaccine
President-Elect Trump Names His Picks to Head the CDC and FDA
In addition, the president-elect has chosen his nominee for surgeon general
Opioid Use Treatment at Intervention Clinics Continues to Rise for Third Year
OUD treatment continued to increase in intervention versus usual care clinics in trial of office-based addiction treatment
