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
ED Visits for Youth Suicide Attempts Began Increasing in May 2020
Suspected suicide attempt ED visits were 50.6 percent higher among girls aged 12 to 17 years for Feb. 21 to March 20, 2021, versus 2019
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
2008 to 2018 Saw Decrease in Pediatric Inpatient Capacity
Reductions seen in pediatric inpatient units and pediatric inpatient beds, but increase seen in PICU beds, mainly at children's hospitals
Convalescent Plasma Use Inversely Linked to COVID-19 Mortality
Reduction in CCP use may have resulted in 29,000 excess deaths in the U.S. from mid-November 2020 to February 2021
Stroke Features Characterized for SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients
Large vessel occlusion seen in 44.5 percent of those with acute ischemic stroke and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Women Present With More Advanced Acute Aortic Dissection
After adjustment, female sex trended toward higher in-hospital mortality overall, but not in the last decade of enrollment
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
