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March 4, 2021
Prevalence of Inflammatory Heart Disease Among Professional Athletes With Prior COVID-19 Infection Who Received Systematic Return-to-Play Cardiac Screening
Cardiac screening among professional athletes recovering from mild COVID-19 or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection (n=789) identified 5 athletes (0.6%) with imaging evidence of inflammatory heart disease that resulted in restriction from play. Screening occurred a median of 19 days after a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test, though 202 (26%) athletes were diagnosed by antibody testing alone. 460…
January 12, 2021
Preterm Birth and Stillbirth During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden: A Nationwide Cohort Study
A nationwide cohort study in Sweden found that births occurring between April to May 2020 were not at elevated risk of preterm birth and stillbirth compared to births occurring during the same period in 2019. Excluding mothers with COVID-19 produced similar results. Among mothers in the cohort, the mean number of maternal healthcare visits (2.3)…
Excess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During April 2020, 40 states and New York City experienced fewer stroke-related emergency calls and an excess cerebrovascular mortality during April 2020. Decreased stroke-related emergency calls were associated with excess stroke deaths 1-2 weeks later. Among 23 states and New York City, a 10% increase in time spent at home was associated with a 4%…
The Burden of the Pandemic on the Non-SARS-CoV-2 Emergencies: A Multicenter Study
A decrease in total weekly emergency medical visits was observed following social distancing mandates in Sao Paolo, Brazil in March 2020. While emergency medical visits due to trauma, abdominal plain, chest pain, and the common cold saw a decrease, emergency medical visits due to other conditions such as acute appendicitis, acute myocardial infarction, and stroke…
Attendance at London Workplaces after Symptom Onset: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Staff Members with Confirmed COVID-19
32% of workers diagnosed with COVID-19 went to the workplace even after the onset of symptoms, based on a cohort of 130 symptomatic COVID-19 cases in London. Compared to females, males were 66% less likely to attend the workplace after onset of COVID-19 symptoms. Age and occupation were not associated with workplace attendance after symptom…
Trends in Pediatric Hospitalizations for Coronavirus Disease 2019
Rates of pediatric hospitalization for COVID-19 showed significant variation across 22 states from May to November 2020. In May, Hawaii and Rhode Island had the lowest pediatric hospitalization rates (0 per 100,000) while New Jersey and Colorado had the highest (5 and 4.4 per 100,000 children, respectively). In November, Hawaii and New Hampshire had the…
Bidirectional Contact Tracing Could Dramatically Improve COVID-19 Control
A modeling study found that bi-directional contact tracing could double the reduction in effective reproductive number (Reff) compared to conventional forward-tracing alone. Bi-directional contact tracing identifies potential infectors of known cases, which could lead to identification of additional cases arising from the potential infectors. The authors also suggest expanding the tracing window from 2-6 days…
Impact of Recommended Maternal Vaccination Programs on the Clinical Presentation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Prospective Observational Study
No association was observed between Influenza and Tdap vaccination status and clinical presentation of SARS-CoV-2 and/or severity of symptoms in a cohort of SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women in Spain (n=1,150). However, low vaccination adherence was observed among the subgroup of women who reported Latin-American ethnicity, which could have implications for the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign. de…
December 23, 2020
Changes in Elder Abuse Risk Factors Reported by Caregivers of Older Adults During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the caregivers of elders report experiencing adverse experiences previously established as risk factors for elder abuse. Persons responsible for the care of community-dwelling adults over the age of 60 report increasing financial hardship, greater worry about finances, heavier use of alcohol, increasing feelings of social isolation and loneliness, and greater physical,…
Comparison of Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behavior After General COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Tailored for Black and Latinx Communities
In a randomized trial, participants who identified as Black and Latinx who were assigned to watch public health video messages recorded by a physician of the same race/ethnicity were less likely have knowledge gaps regarding COVID-19 when compared to those who were received messages delivered by race-discordant physicians. Participants were presented videos regarding the symptoms,…
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