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Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/103582

Mar 19th, 2023 - To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against healthcare staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency. A New York bill includes a cap on the amount staffing agencies can charge healthcare facilities. And a Texas measure would allow civil penalties against such agencies. These proposed regulations...

FDA Roundup: March 17, 2023 | FDA
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-roundup-march-17-2023

Mar 17th, 2023 - For Immediate Release: March 17, 2023 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: Today, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Cue Mpox (Monkeypox) Molecular Test for use in a point-of-care (POC) setting. The Cue Mpox (Monkeypox) Molecular Test is molecular-based test intended to detect monkeypox virus DN...

Match Day Breaks Records for Numbers of Positions and Applicants
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/graduatemedicaleducation/103596

Mar 17th, 2023 - The 2023 residency Match cycle broke a record for the most residency positions as well as the most applicants, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) said on Friday -- otherwise known as Match Day. A total of 48,156 applicants participated in the 2023 Match, up by 481 from last year, according to the NRMP. "This rise in applicants was driven primarily by the increase of 707 more non-U.S....

Which recommendations on screening, diagnosing, and treating eating disorders are most helpful?
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/261857/preventive-care/which-recommendations-screening-diagnosing-and
Santina J.G. Wheat, MD

Mar 17th, 2023 - Most medical professionals would agree that people with eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge-eating disorder (BED), have serious diseases that result in greater morbidity and mortality compared with those in the general population. Although these do not represent the entire spectrum of eating disorders, these are the ones with the most available res.

Increasing Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Activity, Especially Among Young Adults and in College and University Settings, During SARS-CoV-2 Co-Circulation
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/449643

Increasing Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Activity, Especially Among Young Adults and in College and University Settings, During SARS-CoV-2 Co-Circulation

Evidence COVID Began in Raccoon Dog; Migraine Drug Recall; FDA Mum on Spring Booster
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/103579

Mar 17th, 2023 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. A new analysis of genetic samples from China appears to link the origin of COVID-19 to raccoon dogs. (The Atlantic) What's a raccoon dog, anyhow? (Wikipedia) After a 2-year pandemic spike, maternal deaths in 2022 appear to have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to preliminary data from the CDC. (AP) Another tickborne illness, babesiosis, ...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500114-print

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.[1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020,...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500114-overview

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment & Management
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500114-treatment

Mar 17th, 2023 - Approach Considerations Utilization of programs established by the FDA to allow clinicians to gain access to investigational therapies during the pandemic has been essential. The expanded access (EA) and emergency use authorization (EUA) programs allowed for rapid deployment of potential therapies for investigation and investigational therapies with emerging evidence. A review by Rizk et al des...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500126-overview

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500126-print

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500134-print

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500134-overview

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500127-print

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500127-overview

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500128-overview

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500128-print

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500135-print

Mar 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. [1] It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020...