Survey IDs Challenges of Health Care Environmental Hygiene
50 of 51 health care facilities surveyed lacking in some or all of the five components of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene strategy
Cochlear Implants Beneficial for Deafness, Developmental Delays
Gains in cognitive skills, adaptive function slower for children with low cognition, low adaptive behavior with hearing aids versus implants
Gabapentin May Cut Opioid Needs for Oral Mucositis Pain During RT
Findings seen in studies involving patients receiving chemoradiotherapy for nonmetastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination
Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout
Increased Flexibility Seen in Preapproval Evidence for New Drugs
Twenty-eight percent of trials used historical, external, or other control; nearly half used surrogate measure as a primary end point
Loss of Smell, Taste Less Likely With Newer COVID-19 Variants
Lower risk for developing chemosensory loss observed with alpha, delta, and omicron variants
Menopause Symptoms Correlate With Temporomandibular Disorder Pain
Correlation stronger in the late menopausal transition than other time points
DDW: ‘Alarming’ Rise in Esophageal Cancer, Barrett Esophagus Seen in Middle-Age
Number of endoscopies performed not increasing, despite increased prevalence
Hearing, Vision Impairment Up Odds of Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Odds of cognitive impairment increased more than eightfold for seniors with dual sensory impairment
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
