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
Risk Factor Control May Modify Link Between HIV Status and Heart Disease
Persons with HIV have elevated risk for CVD, but link is attenuated in subgroups with controlled dyslipidemia, diabetes
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
Increase in Out-of-Pocket Costs Could Increase Abandonment of HIV PrEP Meds
Two to three times higher HIV diagnosis rates seen for patients who abandoned versus filled their PrEP prescriptions
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
Stress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
Review generally revealed low-certainty evidence, particularly for longer-term effects
