Gastroenterology
Clinical Preventive Service Use Varies Across the United States
THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Use of recommended clinical preventive services varies across the United States, with insurance status being the dominant factor associated with service use, according to research published in the April 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Suhang Song, Ph.D.,...
Endocrine Society, March 20-23
The annual meeting of the Endocrine Society was held virtually this year from March 20 to 23 and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in endocrine and metabolic disorders. The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of obesity, endocrine disorders, diabetes, growth hormone,...
Community Exposures Tied to SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in HCWs
WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Community exposures, but not workplace factors, are associated with seropositivity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among health care personnel (HCP), according to a study published online March 10 in JAMA Network Open. Jesse T. Jacob, M.D., from Emory University in Atlanta, and colleagues conducted a...
IRS: COVID-19 PPE Tax-Deductible
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Faces masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes are among the types of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) that Americans can deduct as a medical expense when filing taxes this year, the Internal Revenue Service says. Deductions are allowed for purchases of COVID-19 PPE for use by an individual...
New US Assistant Secretary of Health Is First Openly Transgender Federal Official
THURSDAY, March 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rachel Levine, M.D., has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary of health, becoming the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. The vote Wednesday was 52-48 and the result was mostly along party lines. Only two Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska...
Vivek Murthy Confirmed as New US Surgeon General
WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid overdose crisis are top priorities for Vivek Murthy, M.D., who was confirmed as the new U.S. Surgeon General by the Senate on Tuesday. This is his second time in that position. He was surgeon general under former President Barack Obama, the Associated...
ENDO: In Utero 17-OHPC Exposure Ups Later Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In utero exposure to 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) is associated with an increased risk for any cancer in adult offspring, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, held virtually from March 20 to 23. Caitlin C. Murphy, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of...
Willingness to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Up in Health Care Workers
TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Health care workers may be increasingly receptive to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online March 23 in JAMA Network Open. Michelle N. Meyer, Ph.D., from the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, and colleagues conducted a survey of all employees of a health care...
ACA's Reach Surges With 200,000 New Signups, More States Involved
TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by President Joe Biden. That response shows that people who lost insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic are in desperate need of coverage, according...
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