COVID-19
How Physicians Have Fared Financially Since COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant decline in physician gross revenue, with surgical specialties ...
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Viruses—Outnumbering the Stars
My first encounter with the power of a virus took place when I was 11 years old. I contracted a relatively mild ...
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Recent COVID-19 Infection Affects Mortality After Ambulatory Surgery
Patients with recent COVID-19 infection may have an increased risk for mortality after ambulatory surgery, ...
JANUARY 15, 2024
Multiple Factors, but Likely Not COVID-19, Responsible for Intensivist Burnout
DENVER—Burnout and professional fulfillment vary among intensivists, and are associated with a multitude of ...
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Nearly All U.S. Adults Have Some COVID-19 Immunity
A CDC report determined that 96.4% of U.S. residents ages 16 years and older have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, from ...
JULY 15, 2023
Protection From COVID-19: Where Are We Now?
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed several enduring problems with healthcare, and critical knowledge gaps concerning ...
JULY 4, 2023
Updated Recommendations for Elective Surgery After COVID-19
The ASA and APSF have released updated recommendations for the timing of elective surgery for patients after recent ...
JUNE 29, 2023
COVID-Era Screening Delays Blamed for Shift Toward More Advanced Breast Cancers
One year after pausing mammography at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most breast cancer patients were still ...
JUNE 14, 2023
The Impact of COVID-19: Migrating Procedures to Outpatient Surgery
This article is based on a symposium held at the 2022 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, and ...
JUNE 5, 2023
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Is Over: What Does That Mean?
On May 11, the government’s COVID-19 public health emergency and national health emergency designations ...
MAY 29, 2023
Obese and Female Patients More Likely to Have Long COVID
Obesity and female sex are consistent determinants for symptoms persisting after COVID-19, according to new data.
APRIL 25, 2023
No Mask, No Difference?
Wearing surgical masks made no discernible difference in the reduction of hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections.
APRIL 18, 2023
