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During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there was a 34% increase in alcohol withdrawal (AW) rates among hospitalized patients at ChristianaCare, according to a research letter published today in the
The study is believed to be the first to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol withdrawal among hospitalized patients.
The retrospective study conducted at ChristianaCare, one of the largest health systems in the mid-Atlantic region, found that the rate of alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients was consistently higher in 2020 compared to both 2019 and the average of 2019 and 2018. Our findings are relevant nationally and serve as a clarion call to alert other hospital systems to the increased need to screen for and treat alcohol use withdrawal, and to refer patients for ongoing alcohol treatment, said Terry Horton, M.D., ChristianaCare s chief of Addiction Medicine and senior author on the research letter.
City of Vinita
The Vinita City Council voted Tuesday night to approve a mandatory mask ordinance similar to the ones adopted by Tulsa, Jenks, and other Green Country municipalities meant to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
According to the Oklahoma State Medical Association, which supports mask mandates on both the local and state levels, Vinita is now one of at least 33 municipalities in the state to have enacted such an ordinance.
Dr. Terry Horton said Vinita s Saint Francis Hospital was struggling under the weight of the pandemic. Sometimes when you re watching TV you have a little trouble believing that things are as bad as you hear. I just wanted to make sure that everybody understands that it is as bad as you hear, Horton said.
good evening. we begin tonight with a milestone in the effort to create more jobs in america. a key number, an indicator of our recovery, is finally back where it was four years ago. the number of americans requesting unemployment benefits has dropped dramatically. so, we want to break down these numbers. what are the jobs, who is getting them? men, women, younger workers or older workers? and we found some surprises. abc s david muir is here with the answers. david? reporter: diane, you and i were talking. this is a real signal that here in america, they are hiring. but tonight, we ask right here what so many americans are asking. who is getting hired? as diane, men or women, how old? where are these so-called new jobs? tonight, a real signal. companies big and small now hiring. number of americans filing for unemployment, the lowest since april 08. the depth of the recession. back then, seven americans fighting for every one job posted. and for months we were stuck at fo
good evening. we begin tonight with a milestone in the effort to create more jobs in america. a key number, an indicator of our recovery is finally back where it was four years ago. the number of americans requesting unemployment benefits has dropped dramatically. so, we want to break down these numbers. what are the jobs, who is getting them? men, women, younger workers or older workers? and we found some surprises. abc s david muir is here with the answers. reporter: we were talking, this is a real signal that mere in america, they are hiring. we ask right here what so many are asking. who is getting hired? as diane, men or women, how old? where are these so-called new jobs? tonight, a real signal. companies big and small now hiring. number of americans filing for unemployment, the lowest since april 08. back then, seven americans fighting for every one job posted. and for months we were stuck at four americans competing for every job. now we finally dip below that. 3.7
good evening. we begin tonight with a milestone in the effort to create more jobs in america. a key number, an indicator of our recovery is finally back where it was four years ago. the number of americans requesting unemployment benefits has dropped dramatically. so, we want to break down these numbers. what are the jobs, who is getting them? men, women, younger workers or older workers? and we found some surprises. abc s david muir is here with the answers. reporter: we were talking, this is a real signal that mere in america, they are hiring. we ask right here what so many are asking. who is getting hired? as diane, men or women, how old? where are these so-called new jobs? tonight, a real signal. companies big and small now hiring. number of americans filing for unemployment, the lowest since april 08. back then, seven americans fighting for every one job posted. and for months we were stuck at four americans competing for every job. now we finally dip below that. 3.7