Editor's Note  This study from the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, finds that the prevalence of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening decreased during COVID-19. A total of 479,248 patients were included in the analysis for breast cancer screening, 301,453 for cervical cancer screening, and 854,210 for colorectal cancer screening. Between…

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Editor's Note Overall healthcare employment in the US was up in May to a seasonally adjusted 16,267,900 workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on June 3. That’s up 28,300 since April. Hospital employment also was up by 16,300 jobs. The overall unemployment rate for May was 3.6%, for a…

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Editor's Note This Norwegian study finds that maternal COVID-19 vaccination during the second or third trimester of pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19 within the first 4 months of life of their infants. Of 21,643 infants analyzed, 9,739 (45%) were born to women who received a second…

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Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 27 identified the recall of the ArjoHuntleigh Polska Sara Plus floor lift as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because of the risk of smoke or fire if the lift is used when the battery is low.…

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Editor's Note This systematic review and meta-analysis led by researchers in the UK finds that across the world, cardiovascular (CV) services were severely disrupted, and as a result cardiac disease is expected to worsen, and repercussions will be felt for years to come. This analysis spans 2 years (2020 to…

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Editor's Note National Time Out Day, June 8, draws attention to the need for everyone on the surgical team to pause before a surgical procedure begins to make sure they are doing the right procedure on the right patient at the right site. AORN created the National Time Out Day…

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Editor's Note Based on this update of a systematic review and meta-analysis of 130 studies, led by researchers from the University of Bern, Switzerland, most COVID-19 infections were not persistently asymptomatic, and asymptomatic infections were less infectious than symptomatic infections. Because of variability among studies, the meta-analysis did not calculate…

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Editor's Note Modeling suggests that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths will rise through at least mid-June, as the Omicron subvariants BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 spread through the US, the May 31 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. Three COVID-19 forecasts to watch, include: Cases. Daily cases are projected to increase more than 84%…

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Editor's Note This South Korean study finds that fully vaccinated individuals have a shorter duration of viable viral shedding and a lower rate of secondary transmission than partially vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals. This study uses 2 cohorts to separately determine the transmissibility of COVID-19 according to vaccination status (ie, fully…

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Editor's Note This study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, finds that non-hospitalized COVID-19 “long-haulers” continue to experience symptoms an average of 15 months after disease onset. Of 52 patients who completed the study, there was no significant change in the frequency of most symptoms between the first…

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