Higher Use of Health Care Portal Seen During COVID-19 Pandemic
Lower portal activity linked to older age, female sex and for Hispanic/Latinx, non-Hispanic Black, and other race patients
Sinusitis Linked to Increased Risk for Subsequent Rheumatic Disease
Preceding sinusitis linked to increased risks for antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjögren disease, vasculitis, polymyalgia rheumatica
Children’s Hearing Increasingly at Risk From Earbuds, Headphones
Concern has grown to the point that the AAP released a statement last year on the need to reduce noise exposure in children
Observed Rates of Cancer Diagnoses Lower Than Expected in Pandemic
Rate of all-sites cancer incidence was 28.6 percent lower than expected during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic response
Level of Burnout Higher for Women in Health Care Occupations
Gender-specific factors that have direct link to well-being include job satisfaction, psychological health, and work-life integration
Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban
Higher Adherence to Plant-Based Diet Linked to Reduced Apnea Risk
Inverse associations seen for higher adherence to plant-based diet, healthy plant-based diet, provegetarian diet with OSA risk
Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on Women’s Health
This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Concerns: Poll
Expanded Use of Xolair to Treat Food Allergies Approved by the FDA
Xolair is not meant to substitute for emergency anaphylaxis medications such as the EpiPen