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Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 23, 2022
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Physicians, medical staff report on burnout caused by COVID-19 pandemic
AMA publishes National Burnout Benchmarking report for 2020-2021.
CDC recommends COVID-19 booster for children aged 5 to 11
Move expected after FDA authorization earlier this week.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 20, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 19, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 18, 2022
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine prevented more than 100,000 U.S. deaths in 2021, study finds
Nearly 9 million symptomatic cases also avoided
FDA approves COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5 through 11
Pfizer-BioNTech gets emergency use authorization “and it is safe,” FDA chief says.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 17, 2022
Government COVID-19 subsidies helped hospitals when pandemic spread in 2020
Relief money totaled $175 billion, “an important lifeline” when patient visits dropped.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 16, 2022
Medical groups recommend vaccinations, vigilance as COVID-19 deaths top 1 million
Physicians, nurses, hospital leaders issue joint statement on human toll of pandemic.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 13, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 12, 2022
COVID-19 pandemic hurts patient safety grades for hospitals
Nonprofit commends workforce, asks for renewed commitment to patient safety.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 11, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 10, 2022
Race, ethnicity affect non-COVID death rates during pandemic
Drug overdoses, suicide and homicide also have been significant causes of death
It Wasn't All COVID-19: Resident Distress and Reasons for It Among Different Specialties During the Pandemic
Traditional stresses of residency training were subjected to the demands of the pandemic.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 9, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 6, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries in poor neighborhoods helped most by waived telemedicine restrictions, study finds
Minorites also saw gains in access to care compared to Whites
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 5, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 4, 2022
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Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 3, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 2, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: April 29, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: April 28, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: April 27, 2022