Today's Health News
Survey IDs Challenges of Health Care Environmental Hygiene
50 of 51 health care facilities surveyed lacking in some or all of the five components of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene strategy
Several Health Indicators Differ for LBG, Heterosexual Adults
Bisexual men and women, gay men, lesbian women reported smoking, heavy drinking, using marijuana, illicit stimulants more often
Post-COVID Conditions Are Common Among Adult Survivors
More than twofold risk of acute pulmonary embolism and respiratory signs and symptoms among survivors aged 18 to 64, ≥65 years
Gout Drug May Cut Mortality in Heart Failure Hospitalizations
In-hospital mortality rate lower for patients with acute heart failure exacerbation who received colchicine for gout flare
Rheumatology Practice at or Above Prepandemic Levels
Financial health of community rheumatology practices and patient referrals same or better, while telemedicine visits remain part of practice
Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination
Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout
Delays in Care Longer for Female Trauma Patients
Female trauma patients had longer stay in ED, longer time in pretriage, increased likelihood of discharge to nursing or long-term care facilities
Supervised Exercise Program Beneficial for Seniors With Hip Fracture
Greater improvement on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Short Physical Performance Battery reported with home exercise program
Increased Flexibility Seen in Preapproval Evidence for New Drugs
Twenty-eight percent of trials used historical, external, or other control; nearly half used surrogate measure as a primary end point
Sleep Problems Not a Major Issue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Existing sleep problems related mainly to disease-related measures, such as pain and reduced function, more so than disease duration