(MedPage Today) — “The evil hand is mother nature.” — Paul Offit, MD, of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, explaining why Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine work is not gain-of-function research. “We’ve been doing a lot more amputations over the last… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next.Higher pay could be coming to permanent… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Almost a quarter of U.S. adults suffered from a mental illness in 2021, yet less than half of them received treatment. This has incredible impacts on individuals, families, the economy, and public health, and it is of utmost… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case, and then we provide an expert’s commentary. Last… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Two recently released reports on the status of U.S. health spending and healthcare quality and equity describe an all-too-familiar picture: U.S. healthcare spending has continued to increase; health disparities have persisted… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — I recently worked an evening shift in the emergency department the day before New Year’s Eve. Patients arrived in waves, by car, and by ambulance. They seemed to check into the triage area every few minutes. When I left at midnight… Powered by WPeMatico
Telehealth is also extending the behavioral health facility’s reach into as many communities as possible: The provider had more than twice as many virtual visits in 2022 than 2021. Powered by WPeMatico