Earlier this month, a new JAMA Network Open survey made the news for its startling findings: Nearly 50% of U.S. adults report at least some signs of depression—a serious behavioral health issue that is rapidly becoming a large-scale crisis. To help, Advisory Board's Clare Wirth shares four steps health systems can take now to address urgent needs in their workforce and patient population.
A top HHS official on Sunday accused CDC career scientists of "sedition," saying they "haven't gotten out of their sweatpants except for meetings at coffee shops" to plan "how they're going to attack Donald Trump next." Meanwhile, a House subcommittee on Monday said it would investigate whether HHS political appointees interfered with CDC's weekly reports on the new coronavirus.
AstraZeneca said it has resumed Phase 3 clinical trials for its new coronavirus vaccine candidate in the United Kingdom after regulators determined it was safe to do so, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from the Delaware, Virginia, and Washington.