Hospital masking rules are beginning to differ state to state
Editor's Note Amid reports of rising rates of COVID-19 infection in more than 30 states, some high-traffic, high-contact industries such as air travel are starting to wean off firm masking rules. According to Becker’s Hospital Review April 19, the largest US airlines “dropped mask requirements for domestic flights” starting on…
CJR program reduced some racial differences in outcomes
Editor's Note This study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, finds that Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) program led to a reduction of racial differences in hospital readmission rates for patients having hip or knee replacement surgery. The retrospective cohort study included…
ACS: Actors promote STOP THE BLEED in PSA for people of Ukraine
Editor's Note The American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced on April 14 that actors from two medical TV dramas are helping spread lifesaving STOP THE BLEED information to the people of Ukraine in a new Public Service Announcement (PSA). The PSA, which features Ryan Eggold from “New Amsterdam” (NBC/Universal) and…
Why ASCs are attractive to new potential surgeon investors
Editor's Note Becker’s ASC Review March 14 shared six factors for why ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are attractive to up-and-coming surgeon talent looking to partner in the business. The following were compiled “based on interviews with several physicians and surgeons,” Becker’s noted: New surgeons look for formal mentorship to help…
Mayo Clinic: 5 ‘early care tips’ for people with long COVID
Editor's Note Greg Vanichkachorn, director of Mayo Clinic's COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program and a physician in Mayo’s Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases, and Occupational Medicine, alongside other Mayo Clinic experts, has visited with hundreds of patients diagnosed with long COVID and shared his observations on early recovery steps, Healthcare…
FDA issues EUA for first COVID-19 breathalyzer test, results in under 3 minutes
Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 14 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 breathalyzer test for individuals 18 years and older. According to the agency, this new diagnostic test can detect the virus in breath samples in under three minutes. Under…
Physical activity linked to risk of depression
Editor's Note This systematic review and meta-analysis, led by researchers from the UK, finds that even relatively small doses of physical activity are associated with substantially lower risks of depression. The analysis included 15 prospective studies comprising 191,130 participants and 2 million person-years. The results show an inverse curvilinear association…
Study tracks COVID-19 antibodies after vaccines, natural infection
Editor's Note In this study, researchers from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, find that antibodies generated by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine rise more slowly and decline more quickly than those generated by the Moderna vaccine, but both vaccines generated similar peak levels of antibodies. This result differs from earlier findings…
CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3
Editor's Note The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on, April 13, announced that it is extending its mask mandate for buses, transit hubs, trains, and airplanes until May 3. The CDC says it is extending the mandate as it monitors the increase in the COVID-19 Omicron BA.2 subvariant…
Effect of mindfulness on stress, burnout of new graduate nurses
Editor's Note This study by nurse researchers at Houston Methodist finds that integrating mindfulness training into a nurse residency program can help decrease stress and burnout in newly graduated nurses. Mindfulness training was integrated at four points during the first 6 months of an existing nurse residency program, and intervention…
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