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Survey: 10% of US students report current tobacco use
Survey responses analyzed by the CDC and FDA showed that 10% of middle and high school students in the United States reported currently using a tobacco product, although use fell among high schoolers over the past year.
Antibiotic use declined among people hospitalized with COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022
Antibiotic use among critically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 declined between 2020 and 2022, researchers found.
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Navigating legal hurdles before and after signing an employment contract
As millennial and older physicians can verify, the path to becoming a physician is long and arduous, filled with years of rigorous education, exams and residency training.
Remdesivir use associated with increased survival among patients with COVID-19
Remdesivir use is associated with increased survival among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, researchers found.
Understanding artificial intelligence bias in pulmonology
Last year, I partnered with colleagues at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, to examine the challenges represented by artificial intelligence bias and identify some preliminary guidance for addressing them.
Tobacco cessation program in primary care cost-effective, increased cessation rates
A tobacco cessation program was cost-effective and increased smoking cessation rates by 7.4%, a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed.
Rare, cannabis-related illness needs ICD 10 code, physician argues
WASHINGTON — Cases of a rare cannabis-related condition increased significantly in one Michigan hospital after the state legalized marijuana, researchers reported here.
CDC: Burnout in health care workers ‘has reached crisis levels’
Health care workers face an escalating mental health crisis that is made worse by increased harassment, according to results from a new CDC Vital Signs report.
‘If not you, who?’: Tips for clean air advocacy among busy clinicians
HONOLULU — As global warming progresses, advocacy by clinicians who can speak about the health impacts of rising temperatures is crucial in evoking change, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Race, rurality can increase risk for hospital infections, study finds
BOSTON — White and Black patients in rural areas face an increased risk for hospital-associated infections, and Black rural patients experience the highest risks for ICU admission an in-hospital death, researchers reported at IDWeek.
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