Dive Brief: Demand for temporary healthcare staff is on the rise again as systems across the country face a record number of COVID-19 cases. Staffing firm Aya Healthcare reported a 57% increase in demand for travel nurses over the past 30 days and posted 24,115 open positions as of Monday. Open “crisis nursing” positions increased 291%… Read More »
Dive Brief: A new study in JAMA Network Open provides a potential roadmap to hospitals that may be leery to shut down elective surgical procedures while trying to deal with a spike in coronavirus patients. The key is the use of predictive modeling in developing a clinical decision support tool. Although such tools are abundant… Read More »
Dive Brief: A new survey by Doximity concludes that physician incomes rose only 1.5% this year compared to 2019, a steep drop compared to the steady 4% average increases recorded in recent years. The 2020 pay bump is also nearly a full point below the U.S. inflation rate, although they are still compensated handsomely. The survey… Read More »
NEW YORK — Drugmaker Pfizer has again modified the protocol for its late-stage study of its vaccine against the new coronavirus, this time to include more young participants. The company said Monday that it’s received permission from the Food and Drug Administration to include adolescents aged 12 through 15 in its global COVID-19 vaccine study.… Read More »
The good face-mask guide: As UK health officials consider urging everyone to cover their mouths MailOnline reveals the best from top surgical-level respirators costing £20 each or ten mouth covers for £1 each British chief scientist, Sir Patrick Vallance, said officials are reconsidering masks Authorities in Spain and France are handing out face masks to… Read More »