1. COVID-19 cases up in 33 states, down in 13, flat in 4 Full story

2.  US may trim isolation period for asymptomatic healthcare workers, Fauci say   Full story

3. Amid experts' warnings, cloth masks might be knives in omicron's gunfight    Full story

4. Hefty fines for not complying with price transparency are on the way. Here's how hospitals can avoid them. 

5. California to require boosters for healthcare workers Full story

6. Most monoclonal antibody treatments fail against omicron, other in short supply Full story

7. Delaying a move to the cloud leaves healthcare content at risk. Here's how to make the seamless transition and secure information. 

8. 3 CNOs weigh in on nursing industry's biggest challenge in 2022 Full story

9. Omicron may have 3-day incubation period, shortest of any variant: 6 things to know Full story

10. Minnesota nurses urge hospital CEOs to act on staffing crisis Full story

11. Overworked call centers? Here's how Notable Health used AI to slash a health system's call volumes by 60%.

12. What we do and don't know about this flu season: 9 notes Full story

13. ER physicians sue Envision, accuse firm of practicing corporate medicine Full story

14. States ranked by booster rates: Dec. 22 Full story

15. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Test positivity rates
• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Digital healthcare should be available for everyone. Get 6 steps to achieve digital health equity here.

2. The patient experience isn’t as great as healthcare leaders think. Find out what 1,800 patients, physicians and healthcare leaders in 13 countries had to say in a new study from Abbott.

3. The obesity reckoning is here — What happens next will determine the health of most Americans. Click here to read the 3-part report.