Editor's Note In this study, nurse researchers from DePaul University in Chicago document the emotions of 100 nurses throughout the US who cared for patients during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the findings: Nurses described many forms of frustration while providing patient care, such as frustration with healthcare…

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Editor's Note This study from the University of Chicago finds that unvaccinated adults with prior COVID-19 infection had an 85% lower risk of acquiring COVID-19 again than unvaccinated adults without prior COVID-19. The researchers analyzed data from patients tested for COVID-19 at 1,300 sites of care in 6 western states…

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Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), on April 18, released the FY 2023 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule. The rule would increase payment rates by a net 3.2% for acute care hospitals that participate in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and…

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Editor's Note Amid reports of rising rates of COVID-19 infection in more than 30 states, some high-traffic, high-contact industries such as air travel are starting to wean off firm masking rules. According to Becker’s Hospital Review April 19, the largest US airlines “dropped mask requirements for domestic flights” starting on…

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Editor's Note Greg Vanichkachorn, director of Mayo Clinic's COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program and a physician in Mayo’s Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases, and Occupational Medicine, alongside other Mayo Clinic experts, has visited with hundreds of patients diagnosed with long COVID and shared his observations on early recovery steps, Healthcare…

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Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 14 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 breathalyzer test for individuals 18 years and older. According to the agency, this new diagnostic test can detect the virus in breath samples in under three minutes. Under…

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Editor's Note This systematic review and meta-analysis, led by researchers from the UK, finds that even relatively small doses of physical activity are associated with substantially lower risks of depression. The analysis included 15 prospective studies comprising 191,130 participants and 2 million person-years. The results show an inverse curvilinear association…

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Editor's Note The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on, April 13, announced that it is extending its mask mandate for buses, transit hubs, trains, and airplanes until May 3. The CDC says it is extending the mandate as it monitors the increase in the COVID-19 Omicron BA.2 subvariant…

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Editor's Note Risk of readmission was similar in cancer patients who had postoperative telemedicine and in-person visits, this study finds. Researchers from the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, retrospectively analyzed 535 patients who had inpatient elective cancer-related surgery from March to December 2020. Of these, 98…

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Editor's Note The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on April 12, renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration that was set to expire on April 16, Reuters reports. The extension will help Americans obtain free testing, vaccines, and treatments for another 3 months. HHS also says it…

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