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U.S. CDC estimates the extent of the respiratory virus season

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-10-05 10:19

How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In. Agency officials also outlined recommendations for COVID, RSV, and influenza vaccines Shannon Firth medpagetoday

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"The bottom line here is we're likely to have a similar number of total hospitalizations as we had last year," Dylan George, PhD, director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, told reporters during a webinar on Wednesday.

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75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers go on strike in multiple states

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-10-04 10:19

What it means for patients as 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers go on strike | CNN As a strike gets underway, Kaiser Permanente, one of the United States’ largest not-for-profit medical systems, says it has contingency plans in place so it can continue to provide safe, high-quality care for its 12.7 million members and patients. Jen Christensen CNN

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Sepsis associated with COVID-19 infections higher among adults than previously realized-study

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2023-10-02 10:28

Sepsis associated with COVID-19 infections more common than thought Overall, SARS-CoV-2–associated sepsis was present in 28.2% of patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2. CIDRAP

...in JAMA Network Open, researchers provide new evidence that the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2–associated sepsis among hospitalized adults is higher than previously thought, but deaths from the condition became less frequent as the pandemic progressed.

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‘Eris’ COVID Infections Increase as New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-09-29 19:23

‘Eris’ Increases as New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline New COVID-19 hospital admissions declined for the second week in a row, according to CDC data. Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder U.S. News & World Report

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Some U.S., health workers are preparing to strike over staffing conditions

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-09-28 17:18

Under pressure that hasn’t eased since the pandemic, some health care workers are preparing to strike | CNN As the US hovers on the edge of another season of respiratory viruses, some health care workers are preparing to swap their medical instruments for picket signs, sounding the alarm about a staffing crisis that they say is already affecting patient care. Carma Hassan CNN

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U.S. Government shutdown: More on effect on Medicare and Medicaid

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-09-28 11:01

How a government shutdown would affect Medicare, Medicaid benefits While CMS is partially shielded from the impending tumult, it will retain fewer than half of its employees until a shutdown ends. Sabrina Malhi The Washington Post

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Doctors describe how hospitals have been coping with COVID as number of admissions tick up

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-09-22 18:30

How hospitals have been coping with COVID as number of admissions tick up As COVID hospitalizations continue to tick up in the U.S., staff say they have been able to handle it by using the lessons they learned throughout the pandemic. ABC News ABC News

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U.S. rates of COVID hospitalizations among seniors and children raise concern

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-09-22 18:11

As Covid-19 hospitalizations climb, rates among seniors and children raise concern | CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those younger than 5 — are rising fast. Jamie Gumbrecht, Deidre McPhillips, Betsy Klein CNN

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Main US COVID markers mixed bag; main ones show slight rise, two indicate decline

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-09-22 18:06

Main US COVID markers continue slow rise However, two early indicators--emergency department visits and test positivity--declined compared to a week ago. CIDRAP

US COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continued their slow rise over the past week, but two early indicators showed declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data update.

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