2025
In the time of COVID-19: challenges, successes and lessons learned from studies in cancer patients
Mack P, Crawford J, Chang A, Yin A, Klein S, Shea P, Hirsch F, Zidar D, Simon V, Gleason C, McBride R, Cordon-Cardo C, VanOudenhove J, Halene S, Lee F, Mantis N, Kushi L, Weiskopf D, Merchant A, Reckamp K, Skarbinski J, Figueiredo J. In the time of COVID-19: challenges, successes and lessons learned from studies in cancer patients. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2025, djaf073. PMID: 40127178, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanging public health landscapePublic health landscapeEnrollment of participantsSARS-CoV-2National Cancer InstituteRisk of SARS-CoV-2 infectionU.S. National Cancer InstituteNational Institute of AllergyOverall healthHealth landscapeSelf-reportCohort studyStudy designBiospecimen collectionInstitute of AllergySARS-CoV-2 infectionCancer InstituteStandard serological testsData elementsStudy immune responsesHematologic malignanciesClinicopathological dataNational InstituteCancer patientsCOVID-19Rates of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and substance use disorders in federally qualified health centers, 2019-2022
Tsai J, Witte L, Schick V. Rates of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and substance use disorders in federally qualified health centers, 2019-2022. Psychiatry Research 2025, 348: 116457. PMID: 40147089, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersMood disordersDiagnosis of mental healthAlcohol-related disordersFederally Qualified Health CentersUse disorderMental healthRates of anxiety disordersCOVID-19 pandemicTrauma-related disordersDiagnosis of anxietyU.S. statesAnxiety disordersHealth centersComprehensive health care servicesHealth care servicesPatient populationQualified Health CentersUniform Data SystemDisordersCOVID-19PatientsMoodNational dataReporting of Fairness Metrics in Clinical Risk Prediction Models Used for Precision Health: Scoping Review
Rountree L, Lin Y, Liu C, Salvatore M, Admon A, Nallamothu B, Singh K, Basu A, Bu F, Mukherjee B. Reporting of Fairness Metrics in Clinical Risk Prediction Models Used for Precision Health: Scoping Review. Online Journal Of Public Health Informatics 2025, 17: e66598. PMID: 39962044, DOI: 10.2196/66598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical risk prediction modelsRisk prediction modelFairness metricsSex-stratified modelsEthnicity dataPrecision healthClinical risk predictionSensitive featuresStudy populationCardiovascular diseaseRisk predictionEvaluate potential disparitiesTraining dataPotential disparitiesEmpirical evaluationPrediction modelPrimary preventionInformatics systemsHigh-impact publicationsCOVID-19Metrics usageStudy cohortGoogle ScholarImplementation frameworkCOVID-19 modelBeyond Technique: The Phenomenology of Care in Medical Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Qualitative Study
Guimarães-Fernandes F, de Oliveira L, Neto P, Feniman D, Correia A, de Oliveira Bosoni N, Macaya D, Miguel E, Ceron-Litvoc D, Castellana G. Beyond Technique: The Phenomenology of Care in Medical Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Qualitative Study. The Humanistic Psychologist 2025, 53: 102-120. DOI: 10.1037/hum0000335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare to COVID-19 patientsLimits of knowledgeMedical practiceHealth care professionalsHealth care practitionersHeidegger’s philosophyExistential questionsExperience of griefCare professionalsResident physiciansCare practitionersPhysician's roleSemistructured interviewsQualitative studyPhysiciansLived experienceCareCOVID-19InterviewsPhilosophyProfessional developmentCoronavirus disease 2019PhenomenologyEducational aspectsEveryday routinesExamining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review
Wisniewski K, Henry N, Flanagan A, Popoola A, Weaver N, Iglio L, Alexandre C, Myers D, Tieu T, Waller R, Kornfield S, Gur R, Momplaisir F, Njoroge W. Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-15. PMID: 39994154, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02311-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBirthing individualsSystematic reviewMaternal health disparitiesWork-related challengesHealthcare discriminationPeer-reviewed articlesHealth disparitiesPostpartum experiencesSystemic racismWeb of ScienceInclusion criteriaAbstracted dataPRISMA guidelinesWell-beingMinoritized populationsScreening studiesPeer reviewFamily relationshipsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicSyndemicsThemesPublished literatureIndividual experienceCoronavirus disease 2019Exploring Perspectives and Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-management in Haitian American Immigrants in the COVID-19 Era: An Emic View
Magny-Normilus C, Whittemore R, Schnipper J, Grey M. Exploring Perspectives and Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-management in Haitian American Immigrants in the COVID-19 Era: An Emic View. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-11. PMID: 39979694, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02309-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT2D self-managementSelf-managementType 2 diabetes self-managementT2D managementCross-sectional studyAmerican immigrantsSocial supportDisproportionate burdenHealthcare systemType 2 diabetesParticipants' perspectivesPurposive samplingMultifaceted approachContent analysisEthnic minoritiesHigh riskEffects of COVID-19T2DFamily relationshipsFacilitationCOVID-19Unique challengesMacrovascular diseaseParticipantsFinancial constraintsPatient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021.
Sapiano M, Dudeck M, Patel P, Binder A, Kofman A, Kuhar D, Pillai S, Stuckey M, Edwards J, Benin A. Patient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 1-7. PMID: 39948082, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient safetyCentral line daysStaff shortagesUS hospitalsAcute care hospitalsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkLine daysNational Healthcare Safety NetworkCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsRate of CLABSICOVID-19 pandemicSafe careStaffing shortagesHospital characteristicsPatient careMeasures of resilienceHealthcare systemCare hospitalMeasure stressorsDevelopment of policiesReporting of dataCOVID-19Risk adjustmentLevel of COVID-19Long COVID Incidence Proportion in Adults and Children Between 2020 and 2024: An EHR-Based Study From the RECOVER Initiative
Mandel H, Yoo Y, Allen A, Abedian S, Verzani Z, Karlson E, Kleinman L, Mudumbi P, Oliveira C, Muszynski J, Gross R, Carton T, Kim C, Taylor E, Park H, Divers J, Kelly J, Arnold J, Geary C, Zang C, Tantisira K, Rhee K, Koropsak M, Mohandas S, Vasey A, Mosa A, Haendel M, Chute C, Murphy S, O'Brien L, Szmuszkovicz J, Guthe N, Santana J, De A, Bogie A, Halabi K, Mohanraj L, Kinser P, Packard S, Tuttle K, Hirabayashi K, Kaushal R, Pfaff E, Weiner M, Thorpe L, Moffitt R. Long COVID Incidence Proportion in Adults and Children Between 2020 and 2024: An EHR-Based Study From the RECOVER Initiative. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2025, ciaf046. PMID: 39907495, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsIncidence proportionIncidence estimatesComputable phenotypeEHR-based studiesLong COVIDPublic health priorityPost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infectionHealth recordsSequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infectionHealth priorityProportion of individualsRetrospective cohort studyHarmonized definitionExcess incidenceCohort studyImprove preventionSARS-CoV-2 infectionResearch NetworkRisk factorsAdultsCOVID-19Control groupAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionPediatric populationEffectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up : A Target Trial Emulation.
Ioannou G, Berry K, Rajeevan N, Li Y, Yan L, Huang Y, Lin H, Bui D, Hynes D, Rowneki M, Bohnert A, Boyko E, Iwashyna T, Maciejewski M, Smith V, Berkowitz T, O'Hare A, Viglianti E, Aslan M, Bajema K. Effectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up : A Target Trial Emulation. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2025, 178: 348-359. PMID: 39903865, DOI: 10.7326/annals-24-01015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMatched index dateVaccine effectivenessTarget trial emulationSARS-CoV-2-associated deathsRandomized controlled trialsCOVID-19 vaccineSARS-CoV-2-related outcomesSARS-CoV-2 testingVeterans AffairsResidual confoundingAbsence of randomized controlled trialsLong-term follow-upDocumented SARS-CoV-2 infectionTrial emulationUnvaccinated personsIndex datePositive resultsControlled trialsCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 infectionIncomplete captureHospitalDocumented infectionCharacteristics of reported industry payments to neurosurgeons from 2019 to 2022: The impact of COVID-19
Elsamadicy A, Cross J, Reeves B, Shaffer A, McGuire L, Welch W, Arnold P, Rosenow J, Committee O. Characteristics of reported industry payments to neurosurgeons from 2019 to 2022: The impact of COVID-19. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2025, 134: 111089. PMID: 39893930, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndustry paymentsRetrospective studyFinancial partnershipsConsulting feesPaymentFinancial tiesDevice companiesProduct developmentRoyaltyNeurosurgeonsImpact of COVID-19Payment valueLicenseCOVID-19Industry partnershipsTotal valueTaxonomy codesCenters of MedicareIndustryIncreased monitoringInfluence patient careFeesInnovationS20 Examining the Role of Emergency Housing in Safer Supply Prescription Access in British Columbia Amidst Overlapping COVID-19 and Overdose Public Health Emergencies: A Qualitative Study
Parusel S, Fleming T, Mayer S, Mansoor M, Ivsins A, Boyd J, McNeil R. S20 Examining the Role of Emergency Housing in Safer Supply Prescription Access in British Columbia Amidst Overlapping COVID-19 and Overdose Public Health Emergencies: A Qualitative Study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 267: 111440. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial mixing patterns of United States healthcare personnel at a quaternary health center: a prospective observational study
Pischel L, Aguolu O, Ahmed N, Campbell M, Borg R, Duckwall C, Willebrand K, Zaleski A, Paintsil E, Muenker M, Malik A, Kiti M, Warren J, Jenness S, Lopman B, Belsky J, Martinello R, Yildirim I, Ko A, Omer S. Social mixing patterns of United States healthcare personnel at a quaternary health center: a prospective observational study. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 289-297. PMID: 39880795, PMCID: PMC11883655, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare personnelUnited States healthcare systemStates healthcare systemCOVID-19 pandemicNurse aidesContact diariesHealth centersHealthcare systemWorking-age populationImaging technologistsLow-contact groupNursesRegression modelsPandemic responseWork environmentSocial contactCOVID-19Job typeThree-hundredWorking daysDiaryParticipantsPersonnelInfectious disease transmissionContact group427. Underlying Medical Conditions and Vaccination Status among U.S. Children Aged ≤17 Years Hospitalized for COVID-19 in COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET), January–December 2023
Free R, Patel K, Sachdev D, Alden N, Meek J, Ryan P, Falkowski A, D’Heilly P, Smelser C, Engesser K, Bushey S, Moran N, Sutton M, Talbot H, Swain A, Campbell A, Havers F, Openo K. 427. Underlying Medical Conditions and Vaccination Status among U.S. Children Aged ≤17 Years Hospitalized for COVID-19 in COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET), January–December 2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.141. PMCID: PMC11777352, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkAge-eligible childrenChildren aged 6Medical conditionsCOVID-19 hospitalizationVaccine doseAcute care hospitalsAged 6Random sample of childrenPositive SARS-CoV-2 test resultSARS-CoV-2 test resultsVaccination statusAssessed patient ageSample of childrenNeurological disordersMaster of ScienceSARS-CoV-2 infectionActive surveillance systemCare hospitalProbability of selectionPediatric COVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19U.S. childrenPatient ageMedical recordsP-1950. An estimate of pediatric lives saved due to non-pharmacologic interventions during the early COVID-19 pandemic
Faust J, Chen A, Renton B, Du C, Li S, Lin Z, Krumholz H. P-1950. An estimate of pediatric lives saved due to non-pharmacologic interventions during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.2109. PMCID: PMC11778407, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAll-causeICD-10 classificationPediatric deathsCDC WONDERMedical mortalityConfidence intervalsExcess mortalityMedical deathsICD-10Age groupsPandemic mitigation measuresCOVID-19 pandemicNon-pharmacological interventionsChildren aged 0Residents aged 0All-cause mortalityAll-cause excess mortalityChildren aged 1US childrenCOVID-19 pandemic periodExcess deathsPediatric mortalityChildhood mortalityAged 0COVID-19Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Women Applicants to Surgical Residency
Matos D, Zogg C, Siki M, Thomas H, Lane J, Ruzgar N, Arenas M, Committee A. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Women Applicants to Surgical Residency. The American Journal Of Surgery 2025, 116193. PMID: 39827018, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderrepresented-in-medicineCOVID-19 pandemicGrounded-theory approachAssociation of Women SurgeonsUIM applicantsMixed-methods surveySurgical residentsQualitative portionMedical educationResident selection committeesResidency programsWomen SurgeonsCOVID-19Mentorship opportunitiesQualitative responsesProgram directorsProfessional organizationsSelf-identifyExpressed concernDEI initiativesMedical student membersResidentsThe Interplay Between Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Asthma Inception: Insights Gained From the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Amram T, Duek O, Golan‐Tripto I, Goldbart A, Greenberg D, Hazan G. The Interplay Between Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Asthma Inception: Insights Gained From the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Pediatric Pulmonology 2025, 60: e27474. PMID: 39760467, PMCID: PMC11748096, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusYears of ageSyncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitisRespiratory syncytial virus infectionRespiratory syncytial virus exposureRSV-induced inflammationRespiratory syncytial virus activityMultivariate logistic regressionAirway changesAsthma inceptionRetrospective studyAsthma surrogateIncreased riskLogistic regressionAsthmaCause of asthmaCOVID-19 pandemicHealthcare organizationsPredispositionIncreased rateChildrenCOVID-19AgeVirusRapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality
Batibeniz F, Seneviratne S, Jha S, Ribeiro A, Suarez Gutierrez L, Raible C, Malhotra A, Armstrong B, Bell M, Lavigne E, Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Masselot P, da Silva S, Royé D, Sera F, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Rapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 1002. PMID: 39762298, PMCID: PMC11704295, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82788-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat Are High-Quality Race and Ethnicity Data and How Are They Used in Health Equity Research?
Rentsch C, Siddiqui M, Mathur R. What Are High-Quality Race and Ethnicity Data and How Are They Used in Health Equity Research? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2025, 27: e34-43. PMID: 39745912, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2025.34.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Changes in Risk Tolerance for Ovarian Cancer Prevention Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment
Egleston B, Daly M, Lew K, Bealin L, Husband A, Stopfer J, Przybysz P, Tchuvatkina O, Wong Y, Garber J, Rebbeck T. Changes in Risk Tolerance for Ovarian Cancer Prevention Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment. Medical Decision Making 2024, 45: 168-176. PMID: 39722532, PMCID: PMC11881031, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x241302829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher ovarian cancer riskRisk of ovarian cancerRisk-reducing surgeryOvarian cancer riskCancer prevention strategiesCancer riskPrevention strategiesOvarian cancerOvarian cancer prevention strategiesElevated risk of breastRisk of breastCOVID-19 pandemicPrevention scenariosInfluence patients' decisionsRisk-reducing strategiesMedical decision makingAge of menopauseDiscrete choice experimentPatient's decisionElevated riskGenetic testingCOVID-19Menopausal symptomsMedical CenterHeart diseaseCommunity mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Korcz M, Klee A, Rodriguez A, Wyatt J, Grau L, Stacy M. Community mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Workplace Behavioral Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2437398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessPsychosocial rehabilitation servicesTele-mental healthCommunity-based programsRehabilitation servicesQualitative themesStaff perspectivesHealth useStaff reactionsVeteran clientsVeteransQualitative responsesSMIVeterans' reactionsTwo-sided t-testLogistical issuesTelehealthLikert-typeT-testParticipantsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicStaffIllnessVirtual interviews
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