AMA: 96 Percent of Physicians Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
No significant differences seen in physician vaccination rates across demographic groups, including region, gender, age
Family History Doubles Asthma Risk for Preschoolers
Rates for boys decline with age but stay steady among girls; rates higher among Black versus non-Hispanic White children during preschool years
Stressors of Integrating Work, Life Higher for Female Faculty
Since COVID-19, faculty more likely to consider leaving, reducing employment, especially female faculty members
Exacerbations Down in Asthma Patients on GLP-1R Agonists for T2D
Lower exacerbation counts, fewer health care encounters for asthma symptoms seen in asthma patients with T2D initiating GLP-1R agonists
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Lawsuit was signed by 117 of 178 workers who were suspended last week for failure to get fully vaccinated by the hospital's deadline
AMA Plan to Fight Racism Criticized by Some Members
Plan was announced last month and acknowledges that there is racism and White privilege in the medical establishment
Prenatal Exposure to Ultrafine Particles Tied to Child Asthma
Sex differences seen in sensitive windows, with highest risk for asthma seen for females exposed to higher levels of UFPs in late pregnancy
Houston Methodist Suspends Nearly 200 Workers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccines
Nearly 25,000 workers met Monday's deadline to be fully immunized, but 178 failed to do so and were suspended
Gap Between Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas Has Increased
Difference increased in age-adjusted mortality rates between large metropolitan areas, rural areas from 1999 to 2019
E-Cigarette Use Tied to Higher Odds of Asthma in Young Adults
Odds of self-reported asthma among e-cigarette users similar to that of tobacco smokers
