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Older Adults Average 20.7 Total Health Care Contact Days a Year

Factors linked to more ambulatory contact days include younger age, female sex, White race, non-Hispanic ethnicity

Chemoradiation With SABR Boost Safe, Effective for Advanced Lung Cancer

Increased radiation with SABR boost seems to enhance local control but with reduced overall survival at highest dose

1975 to 2019 Saw 58 Percent Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality

Of the reduction, 29 percent was due to treatment of metastatic breast cancer, 25 percent due to mammography screening

Clinical Breast Exam Rarely Detects Second Breast Cancer After DCIS

Second breast cancers were most often imaging-detected or patient-detected, with only 2.2 percent detected by physician

Affordable Care Act Sees Record Number of Americans Signing Up

Latest enrollment figures mean a quarter more Americans have signed up for coverage this year compared with last year

CDC: 5.7 Percent of Adults Lacked Reliable Transportation in 2022

Lack of reliable transportation for daily living more likely for women than men, lowest among Asian non-Hispanic adults

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

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