PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Media exposure related to COVID-19 is associated with worse mental health consequences in the United States compared to Italy

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: Findings are among the first to document cross-national differences in the association of media exposure with mental health outcomes.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Arab Countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: A moderate acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccines was reported among HCWs in the Arab World. Considering potential future pandemics, regulatory bodies should raise awareness regarding vaccine safety and efficacy and tailor their efforts to

Home-based lifestyle intervention for breast cancer survivors: A surprising improvement in the quality of life during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic induced an extraordinary impact on public mental health to a degree not completely understood, especially in vulnerable populations such as breast cancer (BC) survivors. In this study, we described the short-

Cell-free DNA reveals distinct pathology of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

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Access to biologics and JAK inhibitors for the treatment of rheumatic diseases in the biosimilars era in Poland: nation-level study

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: In Poland, biosimilars-related savings contributed more so to improvement of higher priced innovative drugs availability, rather than less costly TNFis. Data-driven resource allocation and dedicated policy solutions facilitating access

Prospective Cohort Study of Emergency Department Visit Frequency and Diagnoses Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Urban, Low-Income, US- and Foreign-Born Mothers in Boston, MA

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Despite a decrease in total ED visits during the pandemic, there was an increase in COVID-19- (immigrant > US born) and mental health- (US-born only) related visits. Our findings demonstrate that EDs remain a critical access point for

Effect of online parent training in promoting language development of children with language delay in Hubei province, China

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION & IMPLICATIONS: The online parent training focusing on improving daily interaction with children through speech-language stimulation strategies promoted the development of language skills. It is an economic and practical approach for

National trends in the prevalence of hepatitis B and C in South Korea, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2007-2021) - a nationwide representative study

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, unlike other infectious diseases, hepatitis B and C did not show a decreasing trend during the pandemic. In particular, hepatitis B showed a rebound trend during the pandemic, which was noticeable in those aged 60 or older

Ultrasensitive Point-of-Care Detection of Protein Markers Using an Aptamer-CRISPR/Cas12a-Regulated Liquid Crystal Sensor (ALICS)

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Despite extensive efforts, point-of-care testing (POCT) of protein markers with high sensitivity and specificity and at a low cost remains challenging. In this work, we developed an aptamer-CRISPR/Cas12a-regulated liquid crystal sensor (ALICS), which

A longitudinal study of the association between depression, anxiety and stress symptoms of university students in Serbia with excessive social media use before and during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: The comparison between two phases of this follow-up study revealed significant changes in the Internet usage characteristics, which may have had an essential influence on the investigated symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress