2021
Projected Long-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Hepatitis C Outcomes in the United States: A Modeling Study
Barocas JA, Savinkina A, Lodi S, Epstein RL, Bouton TC, Sperring H, Hsu HE, Jacobson KR, Schechter-Perkins EM, Linas BP, White LF. Projected Long-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Hepatitis C Outcomes in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 75: e1112-e1119. PMID: 34499124, PMCID: PMC8522427, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-related deathPre-pandemic levelsHepatitis C outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicCOVID-19-related disruptionsPre-pandemic ratesDisease 2019 pandemicHCV careHCV outcomesVirologic responseHCV epidemicTreatment initiationPandemic-related disruptionsCare disruptionsC outcomesAdditional casesCare servicesCare deliveryCirrhosisHCVHealthcare deliveryCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicAggressive effortsOutcomes
2020
A clash of epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on opioid overdose
Linas BP, Savinkina A, Barbosa C, Mueller PP, Cerdá M, Keyes K, Chhatwal J. A clash of epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on opioid overdose. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 120: 108158. PMID: 33298298, PMCID: PMC7536128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCOVID-19 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Treatment-seeking behaviorPhysical distancingCOVID-19 pandemic responseOpioid epidemicDisease 2019Overdose mortalityUse disordersGreater substance usePhysical distancing interventionsMental healthQuarantine interventionSubstance useDrug supplyPandemic responsePublic healthHealthInterventionEpidemicDirect effectPossible mechanismOpioids