A new Challenger, Gray & Christmas report found that CEO exits rose 29% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 compared with the same quarter last year. And while health care firms have seen a 17% decrease in CEO resignations in 2022, hospital and pharmaceutical CEO departures have risen. See the breakdown on our interactive charts.
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise throughout the United States, federal officials on Wednesday warned that a third of Americans live in areas where indoor mask-wearing is recommended in public spaces due to high case transmission. But amid the warnings from health officials, many local leaders are hesitant to reinstate mask mandates.
A longitudinal analysis published Wednesday in Neurology found that risk factors associated with developing dementia varied by age, suggesting that doctors likely need to consider "age, sex, vascular risk burden, and end-organ damage" when assessing a patient's risk of developing the condition.
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine was found to be safe and effective in children ages 6 to 11, Americans can now order an additional eight free Covid-19 tests from the federal government, and more in this week's roundup of Covid-19 news.
In the third year of the battle against Covid-19, the nursing workforce is in a dire state. But there is something health leaders can do. Radio Advisory's Rachel Woods sat down with Advisory Board's Monica Westhead and Carol Boston-Fleischhauer to discuss what health leaders can do to support their nurses and why changing the structure of nursing is essential.
FDA is in the process of testing designs for a voluntary label that food manufacturers could add to indicate that a product is "healthy," in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.
