Federal shutdown suspends some health services, limits National Institutes of Health research, and raises questions about Affordable Care Act subsidies, Medicaid, and public health programs.
A JAMA review revealed that only 26% of pediatric ABRS patients treated with placebo required subsequent antibiotic therapy, prompting questions about current guidelines recommending first-line antibiotic use in children with sinusitis.
Nearly one in five children diagnosed with pneumonia in outpatient settings did not receive antibiotics, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.
Research has shown that patients of color prefer seeing doctors of their own race — and some studies have shown health outcomes are better for Black patients seeing Black doctors.
A recent study showed the new vaccine was more than 90% effective in the prevention of hospitalizations and emergency department visits due to RSV among those 60 years old or older.