Pandemic
VIDEO: A look at the year ahead with the SHEA president-elect
LOS ANGELES — In a Healio video exclusive, the president-elect of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, or SHEA, gave an overview of the critical issues that health care epidemiologists will face in the coming year.
Autism diagnoses remain flat among children born during the COVID-19 pandemic
Positive screenings for autism spectrum disorders did not increase to a significant degree among children born during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths due to strain of hospital overcrowding
Hospital overcrowding accounted for roughly 20% of COVID-19 deaths even when vaccines and other therapeutics became available, highlighting the importance of managing case surges during public health crises, according to an expert.
Video games improved mental health during COVID-19 pandemic
Owning and playing on game consoles during the COVID-19 pandemic improved mental health among Japanese children and adults, according to findings published in Nature Human Behavior.
Mental health improved among some children during COVID-19 pandemic
Some groups of children appeared to experience improved mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with pre-pandemic conditions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: Health care community must 'take steps to rebuild trust' lost during pandemic
Trust in health care diminished dramatically during the pandemic, and it will take multipronged interventions to restore that confidence, according to an expert.
Top in ID: COVID-19 vaccine may lower risk for heart attack, stroke; update on mpox spread
A study of people in the United Kingdom revealed that COVID-19 vaccination may reduce the risk for heart attack and stroke — possibly because the vaccine prevents the cardiovascular effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers said.
During 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, acute MI hospitalizations down, in-hospital mortality up
Compared with 2019, in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitalizations for acute MI were down but in-hospital mortality in that population rose in the U.S., researchers reported in the Korean Circulation Journal.
Healio wins APEX award for report on CDC and FDA’s performance during COVID-19
Healio’s infectious diseases and pediatrics news teams received an APEX award for a 2023 report on the CDC and FDA’s performances during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was part of a larger series called “Life during COVID.”
Wheezing occurs less in children born during COVID-19 lockdown vs. pre-pandemic
Wheezing at 30 months was less frequent in children born during vs. before the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.