March 31, 2023
(MedPage Today) – Emergency department (ED) visits for firearm injuries increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC researchers said. Compared with 2019, the average number of weekly ED visits for firearm injury was 37% higher in 2020, 36% higher in … Read More
March 31, 2023
(Axios) – ADHD med prescriptions for U.S. adults increased by more than 10% during the first year of COVID as telehealth’s popularity and awareness of the condition grew, per a new government study. Why it matters: The CDC’s report out … Read More
March 31, 2023
(STAT News) – The most immediate concern with regard to the end of the public health emergency centers on changes to telehealth practices that could impact trans men and others who may take testosterone. During the pandemic, telehealth providers were … Read More
March 29, 2023
(New York Times) – Young women who received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine made by AstraZeneca might have been more likely to die of a heart problem in the 12 weeks after their vaccination, according to an … Read More
March 28, 2023
(STAT News) – A panel of experts that advises the World Health Organization on vaccine use suggested Tuesday that countries no longer need to consider offering additional Covid-19 boosters to people at medium or low risk of becoming seriously ill … Read More
March 27, 2023
(Axios) – The COVID-driven labor shortage that’s plagued health systems appears to be done, with new hiring reflecting a shift to more outpatient settings, according to an Altarum analysis. Why it matters: Burnout and attrition from the pandemic created significant … Read More
March 24, 2023
(The Atlantic) – Compounding this sickness are all the ways that, COVID aside, this pandemic has changed life for older adults. Enduring severe isolation and ongoing caregiver shortages, they have been disproportionately harmed by the past few years. Not all … Read More
March 24, 2023
(STAT News) – Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, new diagnoses of tuberculosis dropped like a stone in the United States. Data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest the pandemic effect has pretty much worn off; … Read More
March 24, 2023
(UPI) – Researchers found in a new study that males born to mothers with COVID-19 infections during pregnancy were more likely to receive a neurodevelopment diagnosis such as autism spectrum disorder in the first year after delivery. The details of … Read More
March 23, 2023
(New York Times) – Which coronavirus patients are most at risk for developing long Covid? A new analysis of research conducted during the first two years of the pandemic helps crystallize some answers that have been emerging. It found that … Read More
