Compared with nonpharmacologic approaches, research consistently supports the benefits of medication for opioid use disorder, including fewer deaths, higher rates of sustained recovery, and greater cost-effectiveness.
Possible links between SARS-CoV-2 exposure characteristics and infection risk among vaccinated vs nonvaccinated healthcare workers were evaluated.
The outcomes of this review will provide relevant information for healthcare professionals, policy makers, and commissioners about how best to evaluate national PrEP programs.
With many Americans awaiting to be vaccinated, while others indicating they are unlikely to get the jab, we spoke with 2 experts for their perspectives regarding this controversial topic.
The objective of this quasi-experimental observational study was to measure the effect of states’ hospital worker influenza vaccination laws on pneumonia and influenza mortality.
The risk ratio was based on the imported cases to total incidence for different passenger reduction scenarios.
Bias extends beyond skin color to the assumptions physicians might make about patients.
Additional research from the vaccine manufacturers would be needed to support any changes to the dosing schedule.
Anna Lembke, MD, discusses how patients who use drugs are affected by the convergence of 2 public health emergencies – increasing overdose rates, and the COVID-19 pandemic – and addresses controversial solutions proposed by other investigators.
The United States faces “an impending disaster” from the coronavirus pandemic and should spend $75 billion to improve its diagnostic testing system for COVID-19.
