Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Patient mortality lower for hospitalists working more days

(HealthDay)—Hospitalized Medicare patients treated by physicians who work more clinical days have lower 30-day mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Los Angeles County to require vaccines in indoor bars

Public health officials in Los Angeles County will begin requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for patrons and workers at indoor bars, wineries, breweries, lounges and nightclubs next month.

Oncology & Cancer

Investigators uncover cellular pathway involved in cancer growth

The Cedars-Sinai investigators discovered several key components in the control of telomerase reverse transcriptase, or TERT, expression, one of the necessary component proteins of telomerase. High levels of TERT are found ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

One in three Americans had COVID-19 by the end of 2020

A new study published in the journal Nature estimates that 103 million Americans, or 31 percent of the U.S. population, had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 by the end of 2020. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study: One in three Americans contracted COVID-19 in 2020

A new study published in the journal Nature estimates that 103 million Americans, or 31 percent of the U.S. population, had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020. Columbia University researchers modeled the spread ...

Vaccination

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers

California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care workers and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30 as the nation's most populous state is losing ground in the battle against new infections ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

California to require vaccine or testing for state workers

California will require millions of health care workers and state employees to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly, announcing a broad measure Monday to try to slow rising coronavirus infections in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Officials advise wearing masks in Vegas as COVID cases rise

Masks are back in Las Vegas, after regional health officials on Friday cited a rising number of coronavirus cases and advised everyone—vaccinated or not—to wear facial coverings in crowds and indoor places.

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