Avoidable All-Cause Hospitalization, ED Visits Common in Nursing Homes
Among severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home residents, about one-third of all-cause hospitalizations are potentially avoidable
Study Estimates COVID-19 Vaccinations Prevented More Than 2.5 Million Deaths in 2020 to 2024
Most life-years saved were among people aged 60 years or older; estimates are more conservative than those that focused on the first year of vaccination
U.S. Cuts to HIV Aid Could Lead to 4 Million Deaths, U.N. Warns
U.S. Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since Disease Was Eliminated in 2000
Health Care Expenditure Expected to Top GDP Growth 2024 to 2033
National health care expenditure growth expected to outpace GDP, resulting in a health share of GDP that reaches 20.3 percent by 2033
USPSTF: Screen Women of Reproductive Age for Intimate Partner Violence
However, for older and vulnerable adults, evidence is insufficient to assess balance of benefits and harms of screening for caregiver abuse, neglect
Health Care Job Growth Dropped During Pandemic, Recovered by 2024
Non-health care employment had recovered more slowly than health care employment in quarter 3 of 2024
Adding Team Therapist Reduces Burnout for Critical Care Nurses
Adding team therapist linked to improvement in job satisfaction, burnout, resilience
U.S. Sees Most Child Flu Deaths Since 2009
Development of Severe Impairment Common in Long-Term Care Residents
Severe impairment often presents near the end of life for long-term care residents
