CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that preoperative pediatric surgical consultations held via telehealth were neither associated with a decrease in the accuracy of preoperative diagnosis, nor an increased rate of surgery cancellations, compared to
CONCLUSIONS: In a socioeconomically advantaged sample, neither objective hardship nor subjective distress related to COVID-19 were associated with birth outcomes. Further research is warranted to understand how other individual factors influence
Rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are increasing globally, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to disease burden. It has long been known that insomnia is intricately connected with depression as indicated by greater depression
The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a viral receptor used by sarbecoviruses to infect cells. Fusion proteins comprising extracellular ACE2 domains and the Fc part of immunoglobulins exhibit high virus neutralization efficiency, but the
BACKGROUND: Lean principles are increasingly applied in healthcare to improve quality and cost. A service-learning course providing Medicare insurance counseling requiring rapid transformation due to the COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for
Wastewater-based surveillance has become an effective tool around the globe for indirect monitoring of COVID-19 in communities. Variants of Concern (VOCs) have been detected in wastewater by use of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT