PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

This study introduces a new randomized field experiment exploring the impact of offering a decoy charity donation incentive together with a monetary reward to increase response rates in an online survey about coronavirus fears. The study used a two

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This cohort study using data from the C3 study identified changes in portal use over time and highlighted populations that had lower access to health information. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in

CONCLUSIONS: The sensitivity of the RCIA test is insufficient for screening of patients, including patients with low Ct values (Ct > 20). Despite its good specificity and Cohen's kappa value, its use as a screening test is not comparable to RT-PCR

SUMMARYViral infections during pregnancy are associated with significant adverse perinatal and fetal outcomes. Pregnancy is a unique immunologic and physiologic state, which can influence control of virus replication, severity of disease, and

CONCLUSIONS: Professional and ethical constraints on providing care faced by PTs and PTAs during the COVID-19 pandemic can inform current and future clinical practice. Although some of the challenges faced by PTs and PTAs were unique to COVID-19

CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that telehealth calls related to COVID-19 were an accurate predictor of emergency department encounters 3 days later, and emergency department encounters are highly correlated with hospital admissions. Limitations

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Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) is a technique in which PCR reaction is divided into thousands of nanoliter-sized droplets and has proven to be a great tool in virus diagnostics. Compared to the gold standard system quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR)

Prevention from disease is presently the cornerstone of the fight against COVID-19. With the rapid emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants, there is an urgent need for novel or repurposed agents to strengthen and fortify the immune system. Existing

The Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG-LEADS) seeks to understand factors that can enhance or hinder Singaporean children's early childhood development with an aim to inform public policies that can help each child reach his or her