Office Visits vs Telehealth: What Will Be Preferred Post-Pandemic?
Researchers report on willingness of the general US population to pay for telehealth in a post-pandemic world.
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Video Profile: AAPA President Jennifer M. Orozco, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Video interview with Ms Orozco on her path to leadership, views on mentorship, AAPA presidency goals, and tips for new PA graduates and on avoiding burnout.
America’s Access to Care Crisis: Telemedicine Provides the Solution
For telemedicine to thrive in a postpandemic era, temporary rules regarding reimbursement and providers’ ability to fully care for the patient in any setting must be made permanent.
The Pandemic Has Forced a Mental Health Reckoning in Medicine
In April 2020, Lorna M. Breen, a top emergency physician in New York City, committed suicide. Breen had no history of mental illness, but prior to her death, according to The New York Times, she described to her father “an onslaught of patients who were dying before they could even be taken out of ambulances.”…
The Stress of the Pandemic Drove These Doctors to Retirement
Stephen Rockower is an orthopedic surgeon in suburban Rockville, Maryland. He’d built his own practice for more than a decade with a partner, and things were busy and going well. Then, in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered many cities, including his own. Residents in his area began delaying care, not wanting to expose themselves…
Online Portal Guides Users to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Nationwide
VaccineFinder has been expanded to include more than 20,000 COVID-19 vaccination sites
COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Higher With Three-Month Interval Between Doses
For ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Oxford vaccine, three-month interval results in higher efficacy than six-week interval
Pfizer to Begin Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant Women
Pfizer also planning to start trials of the vaccine in younger children, teens, people with weakened immune systems
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by the WHO
This is the second such approval from the WHO, which gave the Pfizer vaccine the green light in December
When COVID-19 Misinformation Began to Spread, This Pulmonologist Became a Social Media Activist
On a Zoom call last March, Katie Hisert, a pulmonologist, assistant professor and researcher at National Jewish Health in Denver, realized that she was on the verge of a panic attack. She and her critical care colleagues were discussing what they would do should they run out of ventilators for COVID-19 patients. Afterward, Hisert immediately…
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