Affording Health Care Now a Struggle for Half of Americans: Poll
More than half delayed or skipped care because of concerns about costs
Health Care Workers Reported More Days of Poor Mental Health in 2022
2018 to 2022 saw increase in days of poor mental health and in percentage reporting feeling burnout very often
Unique Workplace Concerns Tied to Health Worker Depression, Anxiety During Pandemic
Associations seen for working on the hospital unit, mood disturbances, and sleep disturbances with depression, anxiety
Nurse Practitioners No More Likely Than Doctors to Prescribe Inappropriately
Nurse practitioners overrepresented among clinicians with the highest and lowest rates of inappropriate prescribing
IDSA: A. Baumannii, C. Auris Common for Recipients of Mechanical Ventilation
A. baumannii, CRAB, C. auris colonization more likely among patients in long-term care facilities than acute care hospitals
Hospitals Rarely Include Abortion Information on Their Websites
89.8 percent of websites offering abortion omitted patient instructions for preprocedural or postprocedural care
Pandemic Control Practices Cut Health Care-Acquired Infections
Reduction also seen in nosocomial respiratory viral infections
Universal Decolonization at Nursing Homes Beneficial
Risk for transfer to a hospital due to infection or for any reason lower with universal decolonization versus routine care
IDSA: Intranasal Live-Attenuated COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Response
All participants exceeded twofold increase in spike-specific IgG, with geometric mean fold risk of 19.5 on day 57
Biden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless
Health care can be given to the homeless in the streets and still be reimbursed under a new federal government rule
