Diagnostic Stewardship Cuts Blood Cultures, Antibiotic Use in PICU
Relative reductions of 33 percent in rate of blood cultures, 13 percent in rate of broad-spectrum antibiotic use seen postimplementation
30.0 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in U.S. in 2021
For adults aged 18 to 64 years, 13.5 percent were uninsured, 21.7 percent had public coverage, 66.6 percent had private coverage
New BA.2 COVID-19 Subvariant Taking Hold in United States
Early research suggests that BA.2.12.1 is better able to evade the immune system than previous versions of the coronavirus
WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
Most excess deaths caused by COVID-19; other deaths occurred because pandemic made it more difficult to get medical care
Plant-Based Recombinant COVID-19 Vaccine Found to Be Effective
Vaccine efficacy ranged from 69.5 percent against symptomatic infection to 78.8 percent against moderate-to-severe disease
Only One in Five Parents Plan to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5...
27 percent said they would 'definitely not' get their child vaccinated, 11 percent said they would do so only if required
Children’s Mental Health Impacted by Adult COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Stress surrounding the pandemic declined in U.S. children after vaccinations were rolled out for adults
Online Breathing Program Can Up Mental HRQoL in Long COVID
Significant improvement in mental health composite score, but not in physical composite score of health-related QoL
Opioid Mortality Rates Up for American Indian/Alaska Natives
1999 to 2019 saw increase in mortality rates for opioid-only and opioids in combination with other substances
Three More Children Have Died of Mysterious Liver Disease
Nearly 170 children in 11 countries have been diagnosed with acute hepatitis in recent months
