PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Pharmacological evaluation of vitamin D in COVID-19 and long COVID-19: recent studies confirm clinical validation and highlight metformin to improve VDR sensitivity and efficacy

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

Nearly four years after its first appearance, and having gone from pandemic to endemic, the SARS-CoV-2 remains out of control globally. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of vitamin D (VD) in COVID-19 and long COVID-19

Prioritizing rapid COVID-19 testing in emergency general surgery patients decreases burden of inpatient hospital admission

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: While COVID-19 positivity rates have declined, the purpose of this study was to reflect on one element of our hospital system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on our institutional experience, waiting for COVID-19 test results

Protocol of a patient randomized clinical trial to improve medication adherence in primary care

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: This manuscript details the protocol of a study to assess whether enhanced awareness of medication adherence issues in primary care settings could improve patient outcomes. The need for protocol adaptation arose in in response to multiple

Parent perspectives of engaging with a community paediatric clinic with linked child development supports in a disadvantaged area of Ireland

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

Parent experiences of child health services can be used to understand their value and optimise the support provision to families during critical developmental periods. A gap in the literature exists regarding parental perspectives of linked child

Persistent Respiratory Failure and Re-Admission in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Following Hospitalization for COVID-19

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Patients with COPD who overcome a serious SARS-CoV2 infection show a worse clinical situation at discharge and a greater risk of re-admission for respiratory causes.

Pivoting from in-person to phone survey assessment of alcohol and substance use: effects on representativeness in a United States prospective cohort of women living with and without HIV

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

Background: Many clinical and population-based research studies pivoted from in-person assessments to phone-based surveys due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of these transitions on survey response remains understudied, especially for people

Presenting a Framework for Telebehavioral Health Implementation

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This paper presents OPTIC as a framework to guide the conceptualization and implementation of telebehavioral health (TBH) in a comprehensive, structured, and accessible manner.

Prevalence and molecular determinants of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae in Jazan hospitals seemed to be high, confirming the continued prevalence of carbapenem resistance in Saudi Hospitals. We report K. pneumoniae strain with triple carbapenemase genes

Placental SARS-CoV-2 viral replication is associated with placental coagulopathy and neonatal complications

Sunday, November 12, 2023 - 4:00 AM

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Pivoting to telemedicine in a single-day multidisciplinary liver tumor clinic during COVID-19: the Texas Liver Tumor Center experience

Sunday, November 12, 2023 - 4:00 AM

Cancer guidelines recommend that all patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have an evaluation by a multidisciplinary team to assess liver health, stage the cancer, and discuss treatment and palliative care options. Coronavirus disease 2019