Medicare Making Nursing Homes Report COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Officials hope requirement will be an incentive for these facilities to keep giving shots even as the pandemic wanes
Biden Restores Health Care Protection for Gay and Transgender Americans
Policy will bring HHS into line with Supreme Court decision that said sex discrimination laws in workplaces also protect gay and transgender people
Risk for Overdose Up With Opioid Prescriptions After Dental Procedure
Study finds increased risk for overdose among patients who fill an opioid prescription and their family members
Comprehensive Med Reviews Do Not Cut Unplanned Hospitalizations
Among older adults with and without postdischarge follow-up, incidence of unplanned hospital visits within 12 months did not differ with CMRs versus usual care
Response to COVID-19 Vaccine Positive in Patients With IBD
Antibody response in IBD patients, including those receiving biologic therapy at the time of vaccination, similar to that of controls without IBD
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Poll Finds Many Parents Hesitant to Get Younger Children Vaccinated
Only 29 percent of parents of children younger than 18 years of age said they would get their child vaccinated 'right away'
U.S. Likely to Achieve July 4 COVID-19 Vaccination Target, but Challenges Remain
Vaccine hesitancy may hamper efforts to achieve immunity in 70 to 85 percent of the total U.S. population
Pharmacy Access Varies by Racial, Ethnic Neighborhood Composition
Persistently fewer pharmacies located in Black and Hispanic/Latino neighborhoods than White or diverse neighborhoods
Removing Race Adjustment Could Up Prevalence of CKD in Blacks
Some Black medication users reclassified to lower eGFR for which dose adjustment or discontinuation is recommended

















