They're back: Cleveland Clinic to return to masking at Ohio hospitals

, October 12, 2023
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The hospital system has requested that caregivers and visitors on inpatient floors of its Ohio hospitals return to masking, beginning next week.

Dangerous missteps more than tripled over 3 years in MD hospitals

, September 25, 2023
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The Maryland Department of Health lost access to patient safety data as harm to patients spiked during the pandemic years.

Remdesivir tied to lower COVID death rates in hospital patients receiving oxygen

, September 25, 2023
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A comparative-effectiveness study that spanned the dominance of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern finds that the antiviral drug remdesivir significantly reduced in-hospital COVID-19 death rates among adults receiving supplemental oxygen on admission.

Type 2 diabetes rates in U.S. youth rose 62% after COVID pandemic began, study suggests

, September 25, 2023
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Rates of new-onset type 2 diabetes climbed 62%—and type 1 diabetes increased 17%—among U.S. youth after the COVID-19 pandemic began, especially in Black and Hispanic children.

In hospitals, viruses are everywhere. Masks are not.

, September 25, 2023
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Amid an uptick in COVID infections, administrators, staff and patients are divided over the need for masks in healthcare settings.

COVID vaccine rollout snarled by insurance denials, canceled appointments

, September 25, 2023
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The major snarl comes amid a systemic shift, as the federal government no longer pays for or distributes all COVID-19 vaccinations.

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