One U.S. State’s Laser Focus on Data Helps Shrink Racial Vaccine Gap
North Carolina has racial data for 99.6% of people who got a shot in the state More
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I’m A Psychiatrist Who Treats Health Workers. A Year Into The Pandemic, We’re All Suffering From Burnout
About 50% of medical professionals were dealing with burnout before COVID-19, writes Dr. Jessi Gold. The pandemic has made it exponentially worse. More
‘Falling through cracks’: Vaccine bypasses some older adults
Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. More
Blue Cross of Minnesota lawsuit takes aim at ‘Pharma bro’
Lawsuit alleges monopoly scheme by drug company once headed by now imprisoned Martin Shkreli. More
Comparison of Palliative Care Delivery in the Last Year of Life Between Adults With Terminal Noncancer Illness or Cancer
This cohort study examines the delivery of palliative care among adults in their last year of life who died of terminal noncancer illness compared with those who died of cancer. More
Widely used convalescent plasma treatment doesn’t stop COVID-19 patients from getting sicker, study finds
The treatment was authorized for emergency use last summer, but clinical trials showed plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients didn't help fight illness. More
Housing Is an Essential Part of Health Care—“Treat ‘Em and House ‘Em”
People experiencing homelessness bear a disproportionate burden of chronic illnesses and are unable to consistently practice social isolation; unsurprisingly, they have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. More
These Black women are on the frontlines of the fight against Covid-19
They have administered vaccines on college campuses, provided testing at churches and spent long hours in laboratories. Here are the stories of six Black women leaders who are fighting Covid-19. More
Study: Women often receive improper UTI antibiotic Rx
Nearly three fourths of US women with an uncomplicated urinary tract infection get antibiotics longer than necessary. More
The principles that drove Bernard Lown
In a profile in The BMJ, journalist Jeanne Lenzer highlights some of the important times Dr. Lown took a stand, and what this stubbornness cost him. More
How pharmacists can be deprescribing heroes
How can we remove the barriers and make pharmacists our deprescribing heroes? In their recent piece in Senior Care Pharmacist, Judith Garber and Don Downing create a roadmap for collaboration. More
“We cannot sit on the sidelines”: Lancet Commission publishes report on public health under Trump
The final report from the Lancet Commission on Public policy and health in the Trump era offers a bold policy agenda for the Biden administration to undo the damage caused to our nation's health. More
High Staff Turnover at U.S. Nursing Homes Poses Risks for Residents’ Care
A new study highlights the persistent problems caused by an unstable work force, an underlying threat that may have led to staggering death tolls in the pandemic. More
States Fail to Prioritize Homeless People for Vaccines
At least 20 states haven’t included homeless shelters in vaccine plans. More
Employers Cut Health Costs With Incentives for Patients, Doctors
Employers can cut their health-care expenses by paying top medical providers a flat rate for a bundle of related services while offering incentives to the patients who use them, a study suggests. More
Adverse Drug Events After Hospitalization—Are We Missing the Mark?
At least 20% of older adults will experience an adverse event in the weeks following hospitalization, with most being secondary to adverse drug-related events (ADEs). Of these, half are considered preventable or ameliorable. More
Another Failed Study of “Personalized” Depression Treatment
Due to lackluster antidepressant study results, researchers test if subgroups of depressed patients show greater improvement. More
Could Efforts to Fight the Coronavirus Lead to Overuse of Antibiotics?
Study shows more than half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in U.S. received antibiotics in pandemic’s first six months More
Remembering Bernard Lown: physician, activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner
I have long thought that there are three types of physician. The first is fascinated by the intricacy and complexity of biomedical science. The second finds inspiration in the personal relationship between doctor and patient. The third is committed to the broader context of health, to social justice and to making the world a better place. These three groups have boundaries that are necessarily fuzzy, and many doctors belong to one or two of them. Very few belong unequivocally in all three. Bernard Lown, who died recently at age 99, was one of these. More
Providers weigh long-term risks, rewards of post-COVID collaboration
Regional health systems are working together more than ever to combat COVID-19, and are hopeful the collaborative spirit will endure, if regulators allow it. More