A COVID-19 patient surge in Japan from July to September 2021 caused a mismatch between patient severity and bed types because hospital beds were fully occupied and patient referrals between hospitals stagnated. Japan's predominantly private
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This cohort study found that the PHE waiver for SNF care was associated with a marked increase in the prevalence of SNF episodes without a preceding hospitalization, especially in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: Most (87.5%) individuals with SCI reported a moderate or severe increase in spasticity during COVID-19 restrictions. Individuals with disabilities are an especially sensitive group and require specialised care during extraordinary
The pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a severe threat to public health. The policy of close contract tracing quarantine is an effective strategy in controlling the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak. In this paper, we developed a
Data transparency has played a key role in this pandemic. The aim of this paper is to map COVID-19 data availability and accessibility, and to rate their transparency and credibility in selected countries, by the source of information. This is used
CONCLUSIONS: Clinical characteristics and baseline laboratory values may help identify patients at increased risk for severe disease outcome, such as need for intensive care, presence of shock and decreased cardiac function.
Previous pandemics and related lockdowns have had a deleterious impact on pregnant women's mental health. We studied the impact of the SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 pandemic and France's first lockdown on pregnant women's mental health. A cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: The rise in in-hospital mortality among people admitted to Australian ICUs with conditions other than COVID-19 from March 2021 reversed the improvement of the preceding five years. Changes to health service delivery during the pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, our work shows that host MHC molecules play a crucial role in the pathogenicity differences of SARS-CoV-2/BMA8 infection. This provides a more profound insight into the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2, and contributes