PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

In the United States, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections cause an estimated 58,000-80,000 hospitalizations among children aged <5 years (1,2) and 60,000-160,000 hospitalizations among adults aged ≥65 years each year (3-5). U.S. RSV epidemics typically follow seasonal patterns, peaking in December or January (6,7), but the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted RSV seasonality during 2020-2022 (8). To describe U.S. RSV seasonality during prepandemic and pandemic periods, polymerase chain reaction...

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) outbreaks* can occur when oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV, containing one or more Sabin-strain serotypes 1, 2, and 3) strains undergo prolonged circulation in under-vaccinated populations, resulting in

We developed a hands-on activity using the game Jenga to demonstrate the links between health behaviors, chronic and infectious diseases, and community wellbeing and resilience. For the activity, K-12 students worked together in small teams (e.g., 4

Social network analysis is a popular tool to understand the relationships between interacting agents by studying the structural properties of their connections. However, this kind of analysis can miss some of the domain-specific knowledge available

CONCLUSIONS: The factors associated with adverse job outcomes among nurses-intent to leave, reduced clinical hours, travel nursing, or recent departure-consistently align with issues that predated the pandemic. Few nurses cite COVID as the primary

People across the globe have felt and are still going through the impact of COVID-19. Some of them share their feelings and suffering online via different online social media networks such as Twitter. Due to strict restrictions to reduce the spread

Objectives: Despite being a widespread tool, telehealth was significantly incorporated during the COVID-19 pandemic period, but it still lacks analysis methodologies, greater digital security, and satisfaction assessment instruments that are still

Background: Remote areas of Taiwan lack routine and specialized ophthalmology services. This study aimed to analyze feasibility of teleophthalmology service for diseases diagnosis and referral in remote areas of Taiwan. Methods: A retrospective study

Aim: Our aim was to examine how code status orders for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 changed over time as the pandemic progressed and outcomes improved. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was performed at a single academic center in the

Australia introduced COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures in early 2020. To help prepare health services, the Australian Government Department of Health commissioned a modelled evaluation of the impact of disruptions to population