Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say
Healthcare facilities should reconsider their approaches to masking, a group of public health experts argued. “As health care systems navigate this next phase of the pandemic, different approaches could be considered that place patient safety first and integrate masking as part of routine health care policies,” wrote Eric Chow, MD, MPH, of the University of […]
Latest ‘Best Hospitals for Maternity Care’ List Has More States With High Performers
For expectant parents considering where to seek maternity care, these 297 facilities earned top marks on this year’s “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care” list from U.S. News & World Report. Last year on the inaugural list, eight states boasted 10 or more high-performing hospitals. This year, that number rose to a dozen states, with California, […]
Low Rates of PSA Screening Linked to Increase in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
SAN ANTONIO — A study of men treated in Veterans Health Administration facilities suggested that lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening rates were associated with subsequent increased rates of metastatic prostate cancer. Across 128 facilities, PSA screening rates declined from 47% in 2005 to 37% in 2019, which was observed across all ages and races, reported […]
Detained By ICE In A Pandemic: COVID-19 & Immigration
As COVID-19 spreads throughout ICE facilities nationwide, the public health crisis of the coronavirus has compromised the U.S. immigration detention system endangering medically vulnerable detained individuals and staff.
Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities
Rhode Island authorized the first ever safe injection facilities (SIFs) or “harm reduction centers” in the U.S. last week, but many states still face an uphill battle to opening their own sites. The bill calls for launching a two-year pilot program which would permit harm reduction centers or SIFs to serve as a community resource, […]