MidWeek Cover Spotlights HPH Nurses in Honor of National Nurses Week
In honor of National Nurses Week, MidWeek is featuring five Hawaii Pacific Health nurses in its May 7 cover story for Hawaii Island, Kauai and Oahu. Nurses work every day to ensure patients receive the best health care possible. From specialized clinics to emergency departments, from the bedside to administration, nurses are key members of […]
‘Vampire Facials’ at Spa Linked to HIV Infections
DENVER — Five cases of HIV infection associated with cosmetic platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling, known as a “vampire facial,” were linked to one spa in New Mexico, according to a report from CDC investigators. From 2018 to 2023, four former clients of the spa and one sexual partner of a client were diagnosed with HIV, […]
7 Journals That Can Help Your Mental Health, According To Therapists
Amazon An open Moleskine journal and The Five Minute Journal from Amazon. What’s the real value of journaling? According to mental health experts, its worth can hardly be overstated. “Journaling is amazing. It can help lower depression and anxiety by helping reframe our thoughts,” therapist David Ibrahim, who runs Los Angeles-based trauma therapy clinic Glendale […]
Shorter Antibiotic Course Noninferior for UTI Recurrence in Kids
Five days of oral antibiotic treatment for febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kids was noninferior to the standard 10-day course, the randomized controlled STOP trial showed. The recurrence rate of all UTIs — febrile and non-febrile — within 30 days of treatment with oral amoxicillin-clavulanate acid was 2.8% in the short-term group compared with […]
Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Network
WASHINGTON — Five healthcare companies took another step toward becoming part of a nationwide network to exchange patient health information on Tuesday. “I feel like we’re watching the Big Bang occur in 2023,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said during an event held at HHS headquarters here. He congratulated “the entities who stepped up early to […]
Many Medicare Patients Travel 50-Plus Miles for Neurology Visits
Nearly one in five Medicare beneficiaries who saw a neurologist traveled long distances for their office visit, 2018 cross-sectional data suggested. Out of over 563,000 Medicare beneficiaries with a neurologist visit that year, 17% traveled 50 miles or more one way for care, reported Chun Chieh Lin, PhD, MBA, of Ohio State University in Columbus, […]
CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care
One in five U.S. women said they were mistreated during maternity care, according to a CDC study. And the rate of mistreatment was even higher among Black (30%), Hispanic (29%), and multiracial (28%) women, reported researchers led by Yousra Mohamoud, PhD, of the CDC in Atlanta. Women who had public insurance (26%) or no insurance […]
CDC: HIV Coinfection in Over 80% of Hospitalized Monkeypox Cases
In a cohort of patients hospitalized for monkeypox, four out of five had HIV and one in five died, CDC researchers said. Of the 57 adults hospitalized due to serious complications from monkeypox, 82.5% had HIV and 8.5% were receiving antiretroviral therapy, reported Maureen Miller, MD, of the CDC’s Monkeypox Emergency Response Team, and colleagues. […]
‘I Didn’t Think COVID-19 Was Real’: Why 40% Misled During the Pandemic
Three in five Americans say they either misled others about their COVID-19 infection or vaccination status, or didn’t follow pandemic-related public health measures, a new study indicated. In a survey involving over 1,700 respondents, 41.6% suggested they either misrepresented and/or did not adhere to at least one of nine survey items, most commonly 24.3% saying […]
CDC: Handful of Swine Flu Cases Detected in Humans in Multiple States
Five cases of human infection with flu variants normally spread only in pigs were reported to CDC in August, the agency announced in a Health Alert Network advisory on Tuesday. Cases were detected in West Virginia, Oregon, and Ohio, and all of the individuals have since recovered. According to the CDC, four of the infections […]