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Adequate nursing resources during labor and birth aid maternal and infant health outcomes

Adequate Staffing During Labor, Delivery Boosts Outcomes

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Findings link nursing care to skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, recovery care
Vaccination coverage with many recommended vaccines is high by age 24 months

CDC: Vaccination Coverage Generally High by Age 24 Months

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Coverage with at least two doses of flu vaccine higher for children born 2016 to 2017 versus 2014 to 2015

American College of Surgeons, Oct. 3-7

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The 105th Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held virtually this...

American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 2-5

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ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held virtually this year from Oct. 2 to 5 and attracted...
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 19 to 23

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Neonates with prolonged arterial line/central venous line use have fewer skin breaks and have significantly larger thalamic volumes early in life compared with those with restricted line use

Skin Breaks Drop With Prolonged AL/CVL Use in Neonates

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Larger thalamic volumes seen with prolonged arterial line, central venous line use and fewer skin breaks
The number of COVID-19-related deaths may be underestimated

CDC: Number of COVID-19 Deaths May Be Underreported

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Only two-thirds of the nearly 300,000 excess deaths in 2020 are attributed to COVID-19

American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 2-5

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The American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference The annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics was held virtually this year from Oct....
The first company to start a phase 3 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine reached its target of enrolling 30

U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Enrolls 30,000

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Moderna says it is on track to apply for FDA approval to market the vaccine in early December
In a move that widens the pool of people considered at risk for COVID-19 infection

CDC Broadens Definition of ‘Close Contact’ in Tracing COVID-19 Infections

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Change will likely have biggest impact in group settings where people are in repeated contact with others