Study identifies factors that predict driving cessation in seniors
May 22, 2024
Older age, female sex and progression to symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease were associated with driving cessation.
Healthcare personnel more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 at work
Apr 14, 2022
HCP cases were more likely to report healthcare exposures and were less likely to report household/community exposures.
Prevalence of persons with disabilities varies across occupations
May 18, 2023
The highest prevalences were seen among workers in food prep and serving-related, personal care and service occupational groups.
Child care stress affects health, work of U.S. healthcare workers during pandemic
Jul 22, 2022
High child care stress was tied to anxiety, depression and burnout as well as retention issues.
Venous thromboembolism risk low in COVID-19 outpatients
Mar 20, 2023
Patient-level factors, including age, sex and body mass index, were associated with a higher risk.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy up for racial, ethnic minority healthcare workers
Aug 30, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy was highest among Black and Hispanic or Latino healthcare workers; concerns include side effects and the newness of the vaccine.
30 percent of hospital-based healthcare personnel unvaccinated
Nov 22, 2021
Vaccination coverage was highest among HCP in children’s hospitals, followed by those in short-term acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and critical access hospitals (77, 70.1,...
Air pollution linked to worse outcomes for COVID-19 patients
Jun 26, 2023
“This article reinforces the evidence that community intervention on air pollution abatement would be a very effective way to protect our population from the impact of COVID-19, with the co-benefit...
Smartphone-based measures can help ID frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Apr 01, 2024
Individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration were accurately differentiated from controls with smartphone tests.
Firearm-owning veterans receptive to safety discussions in routine care
Jul 03, 2023
The findings are based on a survey encompassing six clinical contexts involving heightened risk for firearm injury.