Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
In nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, employees are refusing shots, expressing fears of side effects
Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality in United States
Income inequality reduced within and across groups based on race/ethnicity, age, family educational attainment
Biden Says He Will Release All Vaccine Doses After Taking Office
The potentially risky move is meant to boost a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program that has gotten off to a slow start
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Review Confirms Interarm SBP Difference, Mortality Link
All-cause mortality risk increased with interarm systolic blood pressure difference magnitude from ≥5 mm Hg threshold
Guidance Provided for Management of Pediatric Eating Disorders
Pediatricians should initiate comprehensive evaluations, including medical, psych assessment; refer to multidisciplinary care
Many Dialysis Patients Report Proficiency in Mobile Health
Older patients have lower mobile health proficiency, as do those with Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity, less than college education
Firearm Use Up in Female Nurse Suicides in the U.S.
Female nurses used firearms in suicides less often than other women from 2003 to 2013, but firearm use increased from 2014 to 2017
Virtual Kidney Transplant Evaluation Possible
Telehealth platform enabled maintenance of wait-list evaluation volume in large kidney transplant program during COVID-19 pandemic
Laws Promoting Flu Shot for Hospital Workers Can Cut Deaths
2.5 percent drop seen in monthly pneumonia, flu mortality rates with implementation of state laws requiring hospitals to offer flu shot
