Cultural competency still elusive among addiction medicine providers
The addiction medicine field stands to benefit from providers moving toward addressing cultural barriers to care.
CDC looking into reports of heart inflammation
Male teens and young adults have reported higher than expected incidences of heart inflammation after they get a second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Poor EHR design leads to nurse burnout, higher surgical patient mortality, study finds
A new study finds that nurses are 41% more likely to be burnt out if they are using an electronic health records system that operates poorly.
Medicare copays for new Alzheimer’s drug could reach $11,500
If just 500,000 Medicare recipients are prescribed Aduhelm, it would cost the program nearly $29 billion a year, far more than any other medication.
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 372,830,865. Total Doses Administered = 305,687,618. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 172,423,605. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 141,583,252.