Health
Ambulance workers walk out in strike-hit UK
Striking ambulance workers in England and Wales manned picket lines on Wednesday, escalating a pay dispute between the government and a host of public-sector staff.
Dec 20, 2022
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Medical economics
The (un)fair allocation of scarce vaccines and how math can provide a solution
Remember when COVID-19 vaccines first became available? After many months of lockdowns and increasing casualty rates, people across the planet were allowed to exhale a collective sigh of relief. However, as is always the ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. health officials urge indoor masking in major cities as 'tripledemic' rages
As three highly contagious respiratory viruses spread across the United States, straining hospitals and triggering drug shortages, health officials in some major cities and states are calling for a return to indoor masking.
Dec 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brief sessions of guided reflections improve health care worker burnout
Watching short, web-based tutorials that inspire health care workers to contemplate awe, gratitude and kindness can promote enduring improvements in mental health outcomes such as depression and emotional exhaustion.
Dec 8, 2022
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Pediatrics
Nurses' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination for their children are highly influenced by partisanship, new study finds
Children of nurses who identify as Republican are less likely to receive a COVID-19 vaccination compared with children of nurses who identify as Democrat, according to our recently published study in the Journal of Community ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Undocumented women in Norway do not get enough care during pregnancy, says study
Frode Eick, a Ph.D. student at the Department of Community Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oslo (UiO), and colleagues have conducted a study of prenatal care for undocumented women in Norway. "Approximately ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China reports 10,000 new virus cases, capital closes parks
China's capital Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of COVID-19 cases.
Nov 11, 2022
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Vaccination
The allocation of COVID-19 vaccinations in 29 countries at the beginning of 2021
A research team from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics of Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) has analyzed vaccination schedules published by 29 countries at the turn of 2020 and 2021, including members of the ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID vaccines: Many people have had two doses but not their boosters—here's why that might be
In England, the current pandemic strategy relies on vaccine protection to minimize the impacts of COVID infections. But vaccine uptake is not as good as it could be. As of October 23 2022, although 80% of adults had received ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Medical economics
Family health plan premiums hold at $22,463, but employers see growth in mental health needs
A prominent national survey finds that premiums for family coverage in employer health plans held steady this year—a first for an annual report that for decades has shown family coverage in the U.S. becoming increasingly ...
Oct 28, 2022
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