Mask wearing has been on the rise in recent months as experts have stated that masks provide a critical barrier that can help prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. While at the start of the pandemic, there were concerns that physicians and healthcare workers did not have access to enough personal protective equipment (PPE), the potential impact of such … [Read more...]
Protecting Healthcare Workers: New Data on Mask Wearing
Use of Antibiotics with Potential for Resistance is on the Rise
Concern over antibiotic resistance has risen in recent years. Given the enormous potential for bacteria to evolve and our significant reliance on antibiotics to combat infection and maintain health, researchers and hospital physicians have led efforts to refrain from unnecessarily using antibiotics that have a high potential for resistance. As part … [Read more...]
New Data Show Adjuvant Radiotherapy Benefits Skin Cancer Patients
It has long been recognized that cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) skin cancer that involves perineural invasion is more likely to recur or metastasize than other forms of skin cancer. However, it has been debated how best to treat this type of skin cancer. Recent research, published in JAMA Dermatology, suggests that combining adjuvant … [Read more...]
Acute Kidney Failure in COVID-19 Patients
Acute kidney failure has been observed frequently in patients with COVID-19 and tends to occur to respiratory failure. It is associated with poor prognosis in patients who suffer it. Research has begun to focus on characterizing acute kidney injury that occurs in COVID-19 so that its implications can be better understood and so that it can be … [Read more...]
Measures to Identify Moral Injury Endured by Healthcare Workers
The term ‘moral injury’ originated in the military as a way to describe psychological stress caused by events that are interpreted as unjust. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term is being applied to refer to the emotionally difficult and unique circumstances that healthcare providers are facing, and there is significant concern that … [Read more...]