COVID-19
‘Connection to purpose’ key to clinician well-being, healthy workplace culture
Fostering a shared connection to purpose and validating the importance of institutional well-being are essential to building a healthy oncology workplace culture.
CDC recommends spring COVID-19 booster shot for older adults
The CDC on Wednesday recommended a spring COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for adults aged 65 years or older.
Mortality rates return to pre-COVID-19 ‘normal’ for most groups in the US
Mortality in the United States has returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels for the most part, but several groups continue to experience disparities that existed before March 2020, according to a study.
Prior COVID-19 infection does not impact allergic asthma severity in children
WASHINGTON — Among children with allergic asthma, disease severity between those with vs. without a COVID-19 infection in 2020 was similar when assessed after 3 years, according to study results.
Cases of ‘walking pneumonia’ on rebound after falloff during pandemic
An early analysis of data from the 2023-2024 respiratory season showed that cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae are on the rebound in the United States after declining during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data reported in MMWR.
HIV drugs manufactured in space return to Earth
Ritonavir crystals grown in low Earth orbit landed in a spacecraft in the Utah desert Wednesday, completing the manufacturing portion of a proof-of-concept manufacturing effort.
COVID-19 caused ‘substantial deficit’ of cancer diagnoses in first 10 months of pandemic
More than 130,000 cancer cases went undiagnosed during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers estimated in a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Oncology.
Pre-pandemic ED visits for alcohol-related hepatitis rose by 4.4% among younger patients
An analysis of ED utilization from 2016 to 2019 revealed an increase in visits for alcohol-associated hepatitis, particularly among patients aged 25 to 44 years, as well as an increase in disease severity.
CDC identifies states with highest and lowest rates of long COVID
Seven U.S. states have a prevalence of adult long COVID that surpasses 8.8%, according to survey data published by the CDC.
COVID-19 diagnosis results in frequent treatment delays among younger patients with ALL
A COVID-19 diagnosis led to a delay in receiving chemotherapy among younger patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma, results from a retrospective analysis published in JAMA Network Open showed.