Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
The pandemic has exacerbated health care disparities for minorities and underserved communities
30 Percent of Hospital-Based Health Care Personnel Unvaccinated
COVID-19 vaccination coverage increased from 36.1 to 60.2 percent from January to April 2021, then slowed, reaching 70.0 percent as of Sept. 15
Bariatric Surgery May Cut Risk for Adverse Outcomes in NASH
Risk for adverse liver and cardiovascular outcomes lower among patients with obesity and advanced fatty liver who undergo bariatric surgery
Number of Elderly on U.S. Liver Transplant List Rising
Outcomes for elderly patients receiving liver transplants also improving
New Symptoms ID’d That May Indicate Pancreatic Cancer
Additional symptoms can be used to update QCancer, a risk prediction model that helps physicians identify patients at high risk for cancer
Prior Bariatric Surgery May Protect Against Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Among COVID-19-positive adults, outcomes better for those with prior bariatric surgery versus those eligible for bariatric surgery
Progress Made in Reducing Depression During Internship
Increases in sleep hours and use of mental health services, decrease in work hours occurred in parallel to decrease in depressive symptoms
Liver Transplant Outcomes Worse for Nonoverweight NAFLD Patients
Outcomes worse before and after liver transplant for nonoverweight versus overweight/obese adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Some Cirrhosis Patients Given Opioid Rx at Outpatient Visits
Authors say primary care providers in particular need more education on the potential harms of opioids in patients with liver disease
Higher Serum Iron May Up Liver Cancer Risk in NAFLD Patients
Increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma also seen with higher transferrin saturation levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
