PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Effectiveness of a WHO self-help psychological intervention to alleviate stress among healthcare workers in the context of COVID-19 in China: a randomised controlled trial

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first known randomised controlled trial ever conducted to improve stress and mental health problems among healthcare workers experiencing psychological stress in a low-resource setting. SH+ was found to be an effective

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy launch with remote telemedicine international proctorship

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: We developed a feasible and safe methodology for telemedicine remote online-proctored MRgFUS treatment. No significant difference was observed between the solo and developed remote proctor protocols in terms of complication rate, effect

Revisiting the complex time-varying effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission in the United States

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that NPIs and vaccination had a high synergy effect and eliminating NPIs should consider their relative effectiveness, vaccination coverage, and emerging variants.

Are Changes in Serum IgG Glycosylation Related to the Severe Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Recovery Process? In Search of New Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Severe COVID-19 is accompanied by the expression in serum IgG of sialylated biantennary and highly branched N-glycans, decorated by fucose of Lewis^(x) and Lewis^(y) structures. The higher reactivity of IgG O-glycans with Jacalin in

Can You Hear Me Now? Patient Perceptions of Telehealth in a Rural Primary Care Population

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased telehealth adoption. Rural communities experience challenges relating to telehealth, including a shortage of clinicians, low health literacy, mistrust of medicine, and limited technology

The Disproportionate Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Time Allocation of Recipients of NIH Career Development Awards Who Are Women or Caregivers of Dependents

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: This study illuminates demands on women and faculty with dependents during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests increased flexibility and resources are of heightened importance.

Temporal trends of severity and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 after the emergence of variants of concern: A comparison of two waves

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort study, patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU in the second wave were younger and had better prognostic scores. Adjusted survival was similar in the two waves, contrasting with record number of hospitalizations, daily

The prevalence of and factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers in South Africa

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Findings of this study suggest that there is a high prevalence of mental health issues among healthcare workers, and a critical need to focus on workplace mental health interventions to support these frontline workers.

Coaching Program to Address Burnout, Well-Being, and Professional Development in Pediatric Surgery Trainees: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the stress and challenges of medicine during COVID-19, a virtual positive psychology coaching program provided benefit in well-being and burnout to pediatric surgery trainees. Coaching should be integrated into existing wellness

The Mata Cavalo/Brazil quilombo and the COVID-19 syndemic: racism and the right to (r)exist in question

Thursday, March 07, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Quilombola communities have felt the effects of racism deepened by COVID-19, whose repercussions are amplified in contexts of racial inequalities, characterizing it as a syndemic. The term refers to the synergy of biological, economic, environmental