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Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Analysis of National Health Insurance System Data in the Republic of Korea
CONCLUSION: Although most patients with COVID-19 had mild to moderate illness, more than a quarter were prescribed antibiotics. Judicious use of antibiotics is necessary for patients with COVID-19, considering the severity of disease and risk of bacterial co-infection.PMID:37365725 | PMC:PMC10293658 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e189
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - June 27, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Yunsang Choi Minsun Kang Dong Hoon Shin Jongtak Jung Seong Jin Choi Nak-Hyun Kim Song Mi Moon Kyoung-Ho Song Eu Suk Kim Jaehun Jung Hong Bin Kim Source Type: research
The Medicaid Meltdown: A Post-Pandemic Casualty in Need of Redress
It was on August 2, 2022 that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made it known that the national uninsurance rate stood at an all-time low of 8%.1 This remarkable development was chiefly attributable to the addition of over 15.5 million individuals to the national Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) rolls during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.1 These striking increments were principally attributable to the enactment of the “continuous enrollment provision” of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on March 18, 2020.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - June 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eli Y. Adashi, Daniel P. O'Mahony, Carmel Shachar Source Type: research
Dr. Mandy Cohen Selected As New CDC Head
NEW YORK — Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina official, will be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House announced Friday.
Unlike the last two people to serve as head of the nation’s top federal public health agency, Cohen has prior experience running a government agency: She was secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services from 2017 until last year. Before that, she held health-related jobs at two federal agencies.
“Dr. Cohen is one of the nation’s top physicians and health leaders with experience leading large and complex ...
Source: TIME: Health - June 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news
Health Insurance Stocks Tumble Over Spike In Surgeries Delayed By Pandemic
UnitedHealth ’s stock fell 7% Wednesday after saying an uptick in surgeries could squeeze revenues.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hamilton, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Coronavirus topline Source Type: news
Factors associated with receipt of mRNA-1273 vaccine at a United States national retail pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSION: Over 80% of patients received their on-time second dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine per CDC recommendations. Patient demographics and community characteristics were associated with vaccine receipt and series completion. Novel approaches to facilitate series completion during a pandemic should be further studied.PMID:37296016 | PMC:PMC10172969 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.076
Source: Vaccine - June 9, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Erin Roberts-McCarthy Philip O Buck Renae L Smith-Ray Nicolas Van de Velde Tanya Singh James Mansi Amy Shah Michael Taitel Source Type: research
Trends in the Quality of Primary Care and Acute Care in Korea From 2008 to 2020: A Cross-sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: The avoidable hospitalization rates and case-fatality rates decreased overall during the past decade, but they were relatively high compared with other countries. Strengthening primary care is an essential requirement to improve patient health outcomes in the rapidly aging Korean population.PMID:37287202 | PMC:PMC10248101 | DOI:10.3961/jpmph.23.015
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - June 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yeong Geun Gwon Seung Jin Han Kyoung Hoon Kim Source Type: research
