PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Food Insecurity among Aging SNAP Participants and Eligible Nonparticipants in Two Predominantly Low-income Black Neighborhoods: Implications for SNAP Enrollment and Outreach for Older Adults

Saturday, January 06, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: More than a third of SNAP participants and eligible nonparticipants experienced food insecurity and financial hardship. However, there were differences in the changes in food insecurity between these groups.

Feasibility, safety and effectiveness of prednisolone and vitamin B1, B6, and B12 in patients with post-COVID-19-syndrome (PreVitaCOV) - protocol of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre trial in primary care (phase IIIb)

Saturday, January 06, 2024 - 4:00 AM

BACKGROUND: After infection with SARS-CoV-2 a relevant proportion of patients complains about persisting symptoms, a condition termed Post-COVID-19-syndrome (PC19S). So far, possible treatments are under investigation. Among others, neurotropic

Feasibility and Functionality of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Testing in K-12 School Health Offices

Friday, January 05, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: Implementing a RSAT protocol is feasible and acceptable for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 cases in K-12 school settings. High rates of compliance and confidence in results demonstrate program effectiveness. Continuing to use RSAT in school

Functions of music, focused on the context of music listening, and psychological well-being in late adolescence regarding gender differences

Friday, January 05, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Late adolescences, as a developmentally challenging transitional period between childhood and adulthood, provides a number of pressures that impact well-being of youth. Among approaches for facilitating well-being, music is reported to be one of the

Family caregiver experience of caring COVID-19 patients admitted in COVID-19 hospital of a tertiary care hospital in Nepal

Friday, January 05, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers of COVID-19 patients face significant challenges during the caregiving process. Enhancing hospital services, promoting effective communication, fostering positive attitudes, and ensuring a safe environment can facilitate

Family planning service disruptions in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from health facilities in seven low- and middle-income countries

Friday, January 05, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Many speculated that COVID-19 would severely restrict the delivery of essential health services, including family planning (FP), but evidence of this impact is limited, partly due to data limitations. We use cross-sectional data collected from

From Ports2Arms: reimagining demand creation for the African context

Thursday, January 04, 2024 - 4:00 AM

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Feline infectious peritonitis virus ORF7a is a virulence factor involved in inflammatory pathology in cats

Thursday, January 04, 2024 - 4:00 AM

A hyperinflammatory response is a prominent feature of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), but the mechanisms behind the feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV)-induced cytokine storm in the host have not been clarified. Studies have shown that

First detection of Omicron variant BA.4.1 lineage in dogs, Chile

Thursday, January 04, 2024 - 4:00 AM

SARS-CoV-2's rapid global spread caused the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic in March 2020. Alongside humans, domestic dogs and cats are also susceptible to infection. However, limited reports on pet infections in Chile prompted a comprehensive

Factors associated with the use of medicines and self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in 12 Latin American countries

Thursday, January 04, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: There was a significantly high prevalence of self-medication in our Latin American study population, including the use of medicines not recommended for COVID-19 treatment and/or prevention. The implementation of public health measures