2023
Public Health Risks, Dermatological Manifestations, and Environmental Justice Associated With Vinyl Chloride Exposure: Narrative Review
Goodman R, Mittal L, Parker E. Public Health Risks, Dermatological Manifestations, and Environmental Justice Associated With Vinyl Chloride Exposure: Narrative Review. JMIR Dermatology 2023, 6: e48998. PMID: 37676716, PMCID: PMC10514763, DOI: 10.2196/48998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact communities of colorImproved public health measuresPublic healthLong-term health impactsLow socioeconomic statusNarrative reviewPublic health measuresPublic health officialsHealth disparitiesExposure-related diseasesSocioeconomic statusGrey literatureKeyword search termsCommunities of colorHealth measuresEvidence-basedVulnerable populationsMinority populationsHealth officialsLower-incomeVC exposureSearch termsHealthChronic dermatological conditionsHealth implicationsNational Trends in Sadness, Suicidality, and COVID-19 Pandemic–Related Risk Factors Among South Korean Adolescents From 2005 to 2021
Woo H, Park S, Yon H, Lee S, Koyanagi A, Jacob L, Smith L, Cho W, Min C, Lee J, Lee H, Kwon R, Fond G, Boyer L, Joo Y, Choi Y, Yeo S, Rhee S, Shin J, Yon D. National Trends in Sadness, Suicidality, and COVID-19 Pandemic–Related Risk Factors Among South Korean Adolescents From 2005 to 2021. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314838. PMID: 37223902, PMCID: PMC10209749, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional survey studySouth Korean adolescentsWeighted odds ratioKorea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based SurveyYouth Risk Behavior Web-based SurveyWeb-based surveyRisk factorsKorean adolescentsSmoking statusAlcohol useCOVID-19 pandemicPandemic-related risk factorsUrban residentsPrepandemic periodFemale sexSurvey studyLow economic statusRisk factors of suicidePublic health measuresFactors of suicideAssociated with suicidePrevalence of sadnessMain OutcomesObserved sadnessHealth measuresGlobal, regional and national burden of alopecia areata and its associated diseases, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Jang H, Park S, Kim M, Yon D, Lee S, Koyanagi A, Kostev K, Shin J, Smith L. Global, regional and national burden of alopecia areata and its associated diseases, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. European Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 53: e13958. PMID: 36692126, DOI: 10.1111/eci.13958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-standardized rates of prevalenceSociodemographic indexGlobal burdenAge-standardized YLD ratesGlobal Burden of Disease StudyBurden of Disease StudyAge-standardized ratesAge-standardized DALY rateBurden of AAIncidence of ischaemic heart diseaseEpidemiology of AARisk Factors StudyAlopecia areataAA burdenHigh-income countriesIschaemic heart diseasePublic health measuresYLD ratesAA incidenceNational burdenHealth measuresRates of prevalencePrevention strategiesLow incidence of ischaemic heart diseaseIncidence of autoimmune diseasesNonpharmaceutical interventions reduce the incidence and mortality of COVID‐19: A study based on the survey from the International COVID‐19 Research Network (ICRN)
Park S, Hong S, Kim K, Lee S, Yon D, Jung S, Abdeen Z, Ghayda R, Ahmed M, Al Serouri A, Al‐Herz W, Al‐Shamsi H, Ali S, Ali K, Baatarkhuu O, Nielsen H, Bernini‐Carri E, Bondarenko A, Cassell A, Cham A, Chua M, Dadabhai S, Darre T, Davtyan H, Dragioti E, East B, Edwards R, Ferioli M, Georgiev T, Ghandour L, Harapan H, Hsueh P, Mallah S, Ikram A, Inoue S, Jacob L, Janković S, Jayarajah U, Jesenak M, Kakodkar P, Kapata N, Kebede Y, Khader Y, Kifle M, Koh D, Maleš V, Kotfis K, Koyanagi A, Kretchy J, Lakoh S, Lee J, Lee J, da Luz Lima Mendonça M, Ling L, Llibre‐Guerra J, Machida M, Makurumidze R, Memish Z, Mendoza I, Moiseev S, Nadasdy T, Nahshon C, Ñamendys‐Silva S, Yongsi B, Nicolasora A, Nugmanova Z, Oh H, Oksanen A, Owopetu O, Ozguler Z, Parperis K, Perez G, Pongpirul K, Rademaker M, Radojevic N, Roca A, Rodriguez‐Morales A, Roshi E, Saeed K, Sah R, Sakakushev B, Sallam D, Sathian B, Schober P, Ali P, Simonović Z, Singhal T, Skhvitaridze N, Solmi M, Subbaram K, Tizaoui K, Tlhakanelo J, Torales J, Torres‐Roman S, Tsartsalis D, Tsolmon J, Vieira D, Rosa S, Wanghi G, Wollina U, Xu R, Yang L, Zia K, Zildzic M, Shin J, Smith L. Nonpharmaceutical interventions reduce the incidence and mortality of COVID‐19: A study based on the survey from the International COVID‐19 Research Network (ICRN). Journal Of Medical Virology 2023, 95: 10.1002/jmv.28354. PMID: 36447130, PMCID: PMC9878143, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional online surveyIndividual-level preventive measuresMiddle-income countriesAssociated with reduced mortalityAssociated with incidencePublic health measuresNonpharmaceutical interventionsMortality of COVID-19Health measuresSanitation suppliesPrevention strategiesAssociated with increased incidenceCOVID-19Medical interventionsResearch NetworkSanitary suppliesEconomic levelMultivariate regressionOnline surveyInterventionPreventive measuresPersonal hygieneHome quarantineMortalityHome isolation
2022
Demographic and State-Level Trends in Mortality Due to Ischemic Heart Disease in the United States from 1999 to 2019
Essa M, Ghajar A, Delago A, Hammond-Haley M, Shalhoub J, Marshall D, Salciccioli JD, Sugeng L, Philips B, Faridi KF. Demographic and State-Level Trends in Mortality Due to Ischemic Heart Disease in the United States from 1999 to 2019. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 172: 1-6. PMID: 35317929, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted mortality ratesHigher age-adjusted mortality ratesMortality rateEpidemiologic Research databaseIschemic heart diseaseCrude mortality ratePublic health measuresBlack populationDisease careHeart diseaseHispanic ethnicityHispanic womenResearch DatabaseGreater relative decreaseHispanic menIHDMortality trendsSignificant geographic variationAge groupsHealth measuresDisease controlWhite womenWhite menMortalityMortality decreasePrehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge.
Leff R, Fleming-Nouri A, Venkatesh AK, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Sangal RB, Flood CT, Goldenberg M, Wira C. Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2022, 17: 23-39. PMID: 35913181, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2022.0417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemic surgeTotal ED volumeNumber of patientsCOVID-19 hospitalizationScatterplot smoothing curvesPublic health measuresCritical medical conditionPublic health emergencyPrehospital presentationStroke activationHospital admissionPrimary outcomeTrauma activationsUrban EDAcademic EDCOVID-19 casesPrehospital settingClinical indicationsType of presentationMedical conditionsED volumePandemic surgeAbsolute decreaseHealth measuresPrevalence of and factors associated with long-term sick leave in working-age adults with chronic low back pain in Germany
Jacob L, Koyanagi A, Smith L, Shin J, Haro J, Garthe T, Kostev K. Prevalence of and factors associated with long-term sick leave in working-age adults with chronic low back pain in Germany. International Archives Of Occupational And Environmental Health 2022, 95: 1549-1556. PMID: 35181802, DOI: 10.1007/s00420-022-01841-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLong-term sick leaveLow back painDiagnosis of low back painFactors associated with long-term sick leaveWorking-age adultsSick leaveBack painEffect of chronic low back painImpact of chronic low back painHealth-related reasonsDays of absenceAssociated with younger ageHealth insurance fundsLogistic regression modelsPublic health measuresGeneral practiceHealth measuresPrevalence of long-term sick leaveMethodsThis retrospective studyPsychiatric comorbiditiesMale sexYounger ageInsurance fundsRegression modelsTuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators
Busatto C, Mespaque J, Schwarzbold P, de Souza C, Jarczewski C, Meucci R, Andrews J, Croda J, da Silva P, Ramis I, Possuelo L. Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0052-2022. PMID: 36287468, PMCID: PMC9592108, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0052-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary tuberculosis casesTuberculosis casesPulmonary tuberculosisLaboratory confirmationNew casesNew pulmonary tuberculosis casesRetreatment pulmonary tuberculosis casesWorldwide public health problemNotifiable Diseases Information SystemNew TB casesPublic health problemPublic health measuresTB casesHIV testingTuberculosis controlLaboratory criteriaTuberculosis incidenceIncidence rateObservational studyHealth problemsHealth measuresTuberculosisSpecific populationsHIVInvestigation rates
2021
The impact of COVID-19 on addiction treatment in New Zealand
Rodda S, Park J, Wilkinson-Meyers L, King D. The impact of COVID-19 on addiction treatment in New Zealand. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 127: 107230. PMID: 34996006, PMCID: PMC8711171, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 public health measuresMental health service providersService deliveryModels of careIn-person careHealth service providersReducing structural barriersAddiction treatmentIncreased administrative burdenIncrease treatment accessQualitative analysis of responsesPsychological service deliveryPublic health measuresAddictions sectorCOVID-19 related factorsService managementHealth measuresShorter appointmentsTreatment accessStructural barriersReduced rapportBehavioral addictionsClinical interventionsAnalysis of responsesImpact of COVID-19Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Holaday LW, Oladele CR, Miller SM, Dueñas MI, Roy B, Ross JS. Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 70: 329-340. PMID: 34850379, PMCID: PMC8896574, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careMedicare beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression modelCOVID-19 pandemicOlder adultsOlder Medicare beneficiariesFeelings of lonelinessHistory of depressionPublic health measuresCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicitySubsequent morbidityLower oddsBlack beneficiariesHealth measuresSocial disconnectionSociodemographic variables1321. Acquisition and Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Individuals Over the Age of 60 Years Residing in New Haven, CT, USA
Wyllie A, Mbodj S, Yolda-Carr D, Thammavongsa D, Waghela P, Nakahata M, Vega N, York A, Allicock O, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D, Hislop M. 1321. Acquisition and Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Individuals Over the Age of 60 Years Residing in New Haven, CT, USA. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: 749-749. PMCID: PMC8689704, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumococcal carriageSaliva samplesOlder adultsPreventative public health measuresPneumococcal conjugate vaccineNew Haven areaPublic health measuresPneumococcal acquisitionPneumococcal diseaseConjugate vaccinePneumococcal transmissionStudy enrollmentMedical historyImportant burdenDemonstrate evidenceStreptococcus pneumoniaeHealth measuresMultiple timepointsTime pointsWeeksAdultsCOVID-19 pandemicAgeHigh ratePneumococciThe durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study
Townsend JP, Hassler HB, Wang Z, Miura S, Singh J, Kumar S, Ruddle NH, Galvani AP, Dornburg A. The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study. The Lancet Microbe 2021, 2: e666-e675. PMID: 34632431, PMCID: PMC8486316, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00219-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurability of immunitySARS-CoV-2Human-infecting coronavirusesProbability of reinfectionAntibody levelsMERS-CoVSARS-CoVLong-term immune responsePeak antibody responsePublic health decision makingCOVID-19 pandemic continuesEndemic conditionsCOVID-19 morbidityPublic health measuresVirus SARS-CoVHealth decision makingOptical density levelsDevastating COVID-19 pandemicAntibody declineLikely reinfectionAntibody responseEndemic coronavirusesHCoV-NL63Immune responseHuman coronavirusesHPV vaccination and factors influencing vaccine uptake among people of Indian ancestry living in the United States.
Ratnasamy P, Chagpar A. HPV vaccination and factors influencing vaccine uptake among people of Indian ancestry living in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 126-126. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health Interview SurveyHPV vaccinationHPV vaccine initiationHPV vaccine uptakeGeneral US populationVaccination ratesVaccine uptakeUS populationVaccine initiationCivilian non-institutionalized US populationLow HPV vaccination ratesNon-institutionalized US populationHPV vaccine availabilityVaccine series completionCervical cancer deathsHPV vaccination ratesHigh vaccination ratesHealth Interview SurveyPublic health measuresIndian ancestryVaccine seriesCancer deathInsurance statusRacial groupsVaccine hesitancyKnowledge and perceptions of COVID-19, prevalence of pre-existing conditions and access to essential resources in Somali IDP camps: a cross-sectional study
Alawa J, Al-Ali S, Walz L, Wiles E, Harle N, Awale MA, Mohamed D, Khoshnood K. Knowledge and perceptions of COVID-19, prevalence of pre-existing conditions and access to essential resources in Somali IDP camps: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e044411. PMID: 34187818, PMCID: PMC8245279, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-existing conditionsMajority of participantsCOVID-19Preventative public health measuresCross-sectional studyPublic health measuresCross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 knowledgeIDP campsCOVID-19 preventionEssential preventionScreening examTreatment resourcesHealth servicesLimited accessHealth measuresVulnerable populationsCOVID-19 outbreakMedical servicesPrevalenceLack of accessHygiene facilitiesPreventionSocial distancingParticipantsThe COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation of health policy: a syndemic perspective
Chen X, Fan A. The COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation of health policy: a syndemic perspective. Journal Of Chinese Economic And Business Studies 2021, 19: 239-255. DOI: 10.1080/14765284.2021.1940453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEquitable social policyCOVID-19 pandemicSocial policyPolicy transformationTriple crisisSyndemic perspectiveHealth care policyHealth policyPolicyCurrent health emergencyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicPublic health measuresHuman societyMajor playersHealth measuresNext pandemicHealth emergencyPresent epidemicPandemicHealth care marketCrisisCentury changesSocietySyndemicArtificial Intelligence in Action: Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic with Natural Language Processing
Chen Q, Leaman R, Allot A, Luo L, Wei C, Yan S, Lu Z. Artificial Intelligence in Action: Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic with Natural Language Processing. Annual Review Of Biomedical Data Science 2021, 4: 1-27. PMID: 34465169, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biodatasci-021821-061045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural language processingArtificial intelligenceLanguage processingInformation needsLiterature-based discoveryInformation retrievalEntity recognitionMisinformation detectionInformation overloadNLP studiesNLP tasksEmotion analysisTopic modelingCOVID-19 pandemicIntelligenceAdditional tasksHuman languagePublic health measuresTaskHealth measuresProcessingSerious health effectsHealth effectsRetrievalDatasetProspective: Evolution of Chinese Medicine to Treat COVID-19 Patients in China
Wu J, Sun B, Hou L, Guan F, Wang L, Cheng P, Scobell S, Cheng YC, Lam W. Prospective: Evolution of Chinese Medicine to Treat COVID-19 Patients in China. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2021, 11: 615287. PMID: 33716728, PMCID: PMC7947616, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.615287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraditional Chinese medicineMaxingshigan decoctionChinese medicineCOVID-19COVID-19 patientsUnique medical needsPublic health measuresNovel coronavirus diseaseBradykinin stormConventional antiviralsHuo-XueAngiotensin systemSystemic inflammationAntiviral effectAntiviral actionIndividual herbsMedical needHealth measuresCoronavirus diseaseUnderlying mechanismOral formulaPathogenesisDiseaseProspective articlesBotanical treatmentsEffectiveness of interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in a large urban jail: a model-based analysis
Malloy GSP, Puglisi L, Brandeau ML, Harvey TD, Wang EA. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in a large urban jail: a model-based analysis. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e042898. PMID: 33597139, PMCID: PMC7893212, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 transmissionAsymptomatic testingStandard public health measuresUS jailsDynamic transmission modelCOVID-19Public health measuresEffectiveness of interventionsProportion of peopleLarge urban jailAsymptomatic populationNational guidelinesNew casesHealth measuresIntervention phaseUrban jailInterventionHospitalisationBasic reproduction ratioCorrectional settingsDeathIncarcerated individualsJail populationReproduction ratioAdditional measuresExcess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sharma R, Kuohn LR, Weinberger DM, Warren JL, Sansing LH, Jasne A, Falcone G, Dhand A, Sheth KN. Excess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2021, 52: 563-572. PMID: 33430638, PMCID: PMC7834664, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesCerebrovascular deathCOVID-19 deathsCerebrovascular mortalityCOVID-19 pandemicStroke-related deathCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicFirst COVID-19 deathDisease 2019 pandemicPublic health measuresHealth Statistics dataPoisson regression modelsCumulative COVID-19 deathsAcute strokeStroke deathsVascular pathologyEMS callsMedical careHealth measuresNew York CityMortalityDeathMedical servicesWeeksRegression analysis
2020
A Comprehensive Review of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Epidemiology, Transmission, Risk Factors, and International Responses
Li H, Burm S, Hong S, Ghayda R, Kronbichler A, Smith L, Koyanagi A, Jacob L, Lee K, Shin J. A Comprehensive Review of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Epidemiology, Transmission, Risk Factors, and International Responses. Yonsei Medical Journal 2020, 62: 1-11. PMID: 33381929, PMCID: PMC7820451, DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsEvaluation of hospitalsNosocomial transmission of COVID-19Reports of patientsPublic health measuresViral RNA testingHuman-to-human transmissionInternational responseSeafood marketHealthcare workersWorld Health OrganizationDiagnosis of COVID-19Health measuresInfected healthcare workersRNA testingClinical featuresNosocomial transmissionClinical awarenessAssociated with COVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Health OrganizationSyndrome coronavirus 2
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