COVID-19 Symptom Incidence Among Hospital Employees for Early Alert Surveillance of Hospital Admissions

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: This study examined whether mandatory daily employee symptom data collection can be used as an early alert surveillance system to estimate COVID-19 hospitalizations in communities where employees live.

Authors: Steven Horng, M.D., M.MSc., of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is the the corresponding author.

 

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Health, Economic Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Women at High Risk of HIV Infection in Rural Kenya

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What The Study Did: In this survey study, COVID-19 was associated with large reductions in economic security among women at high risk of HIV infection in Kenya. However, shifts in sexual behavior may have temporarily decreased their risk of HIV infection.

Authors: Harsha Thirumurthy, Ph.D., of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the the corresponding author.

 

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Differences in Inpatient Mortality Among US Black, White Patients With COVID-19

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What The Study Did: The findings of this study suggest that the increased mortality among Black patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is associated with the hospitals at which Black patients disproportionately received care.

Authors: David A. Asch, M.D., M.B.A., of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the the corresponding author.

 

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Association of Convalescent Plasma Therapy With Survival in Patients With Blood Cancers, COVID-19

JAMA Oncology

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What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated the association of convalescent plasma treatment with 30-day mortality in hospitalized adults with hematologic (blood) cancers and COVID-19.

Authors: Jeremy L.Warner, M.D., M.S., of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, is the corresponding author.

 

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Survival of Very Preterm Infants Discharged Against Medical Advice in China

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What The Study Did: Researchers estimated survival and other outcomes of very preterm infants in China discharged against medical advice from neonatal intensive care units before complete care can be provided compared with infants who receive full intensive care treatment.

Authors: Yun Cao, M.D., Ph.D., and Weili Yan, Ph.D., of Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, are the corresponding authors.

 

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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers After 1st Dose of Moderna Vaccine

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What The Study Did: This study demonstrated an association between receiving the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine and a reduction in SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care workers beginning eight days after the first dose.

Authors: Michael E. Charness, M.D., of the VA Boston Healthcare System in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, is the corresponding author.

 

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Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment

JAMA Psychiatry

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What The Study Did: Researchers examined to what extent cannabis use is associated with thickness in brain areas measured by magnetic resonance imaging in a study of adolescents.

Authors: Matthew D. Albaugh, Ph.D., of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine in Burlington, is the corresponding author.

 

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Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

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What The Study Did: Survival among people with early-onset (diagnosed before age 50) colorectal cancer compared with later-onset colorectal cancer (diagnosed at ages 51 through 55) was compared using data from the National Cancer Database.

Authors: Charles S. Fuchs, M.D., M.P.H., of the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut, is the corresponding author.

 

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Academic Medicine Faculty Perceptions of Work-Life Balance Before, Since Pandemic

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What The Study Did: In this survey of 1,186 medical, graduate and health professional school faculty, more faculty considered leaving since the COVID-19 pandemic than before. Faculty with children, particularly female faculty with children, were more likely to consider leaving since the pandemic.

Authors: Susan A. Matulevicius, M.D., M.S.C.S., of the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, is the corresponding author.

 

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Association of Sweetened Beverage Tax With Purchases of Beverages, High-Sugar Foods

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What The Study Did: Researchers examined whether a sweetened beverage tax in Philadelphia was associated with sustained changes in beverage prices and purchases of sweetened beverages and high-sugar foods two years after implementation of the tax.

Authors: Christina A. Roberto, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.

 

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Teens’ Emotions, Coping Strategies Associated With Exposure to Media-Based Vicarious Racism

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: Focus groups were conducted with teenagers to examine their responses to exposure to online and media-based vicarious racism and to explore coping strategies that may be used to combat negative emotions.

Authors: Nia Heard-Garris, M.D., M.Sc., of Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, is the corresponding author.

 

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Estimating Excess Mortality Rates Among US Assisted Living Residents During Pandemic

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: The results suggest assisted living residents experienced increased mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic consistent with increases observed among nursing home residents.

Authors: Kali S. Thomas, Ph.D., of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is the corresponding author.

 

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Smoking Cessation Intervention vs Brief Advice for Expectant Fathers

JAMA Internal Medicine

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Authors: Man Ping Wang, Ph.D., of the University of Hong Kong, is the corresponding author.

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Comparing Respiratory Support After Delivery of Extremely Preterm Infants

JAMA Pediatrics

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Authors: Snorri Donaldsson, M.D., of Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, is the corresponding author.

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Association Between Childhood Consumption of Ultra-Processed Food, Weight in Early Adulthood

JAMA Pediatrics

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What The Study Did: Researchers examined the association between the amount of ultra-processed food consumed by children and their weight in early adulthood.

Authors: Kiara Chang, Ph.D., of Imperial College London, is the corresponding author.

 

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Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Among US Adolescents

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: Differences by sex and race/ethnicity in suicidal thoughts and nonfatal suicide attempts among U.S. adolescents over the last three decades were assessed in this survey study.

Authors: Yunyu Xiao, Ph.D., of Indiana University–Purdue University in Indianapolis, is the corresponding author.

 

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Examining Diversity of Editors at Leading Medical, Scientific Journals

JAMA Internal Medicine

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What The Study Did: Editorial team composition by gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation was assessed at 25 leading medical and scientific journals in this survey study.

Authors: James W. Salazar, M.D., M.A.S., of the University of California San Francisco, is the corresponding author.

 

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Anticoagulation in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: This study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 examines the association of anticoagulation treatment with mortality rates.

Authors: Valerie M. Vaughn, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, is the corresponding author.

 

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Factors Associated With Self-reported Symptoms of Depression Among Adults With/Without Previous COVID-19

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: This survey study compared features of major depression in people with or without prior COVID-19 illness.

Authors: Roy H. Perlis, M.D., M.Sc., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.

 

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International Medical Graduate Physician Deaths From COVID-19 in US

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What The Study Did: International medical graduates often practice as physicians in locations and specialties less preferred by U.S. medical graduates. This study reports on physician mortality from COVID-19, and on the mortality of international medical graduates in particular.

Authors: Abraham Verghese, M.D., of Stanford University in California, is the corresponding author.

 

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International Analysis of Electronic Health Records of Children, Youth Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Countries

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What The Study Did: Researchers describe international hospitalization trends and key epidemiological and clinical features of children and youth with COVID-19.

Authors: Paul Avillach, M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School in Boston, and Florence Bourgeois, M.D., M.P.H., of Boston Children’s Hospital, are the corresponding authors.

 

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Autopsy Study of Patients With/Without COVID-19

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What The Study Did: This autopsy study examines differences in skeletal muscle and myocardial inflammation in patients who died with COVID-19 versus other diseases.

Authors: Tom Aschman, M.D., and Werner Stenzel, M.D., of the Charite–Universitatsmedizin Berlin, are the corresponding authors.

 

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Comparing Symptoms, RNA Levels in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

JAMA Pediatrics

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What The Study Did: Researchers compared the association between symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in children and adults.

Authors: Erin Chung, M.D., of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, is the corresponding author.

 

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Association of Medicare Advantage Star Ratings With Disparities in Quality of Care

JAMA Health Forum

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What The Study Did: Researchers examined the associations between Medicare Advantage star ratings, which are created using data from all enrollees in a plan, and disparities in care for racial/ethnic minorities and enrollees with lower income and less education.

Authors: David J. Meyers, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island, is the corresponding author.

 

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Incidence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among People With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in US

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What The Study Did: The incidence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) among people with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States was estimated in this study.

Authors: Angela P. Campbell, M.D., M.P.H., of the COVID-19 Response Team at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, was the corresponding author.

 

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Patients With Breast Cancer

JAMA Oncology

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What The Study Did: This survey study among women with breast cancer in Mexico evaluates their specific concerns about and high hesitancy rate toward COVID-19 vaccination.

Authors: Cynthia Villarreal-Garza, M.D., D.Sc., of the Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud in Nuevo León, Mexico, is the corresponding author.

 

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Are Social, Behavioral Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among US Veterans With COVID-19?

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What The Study Did: An observational study of more than 27,000 veterans who received a positive test result for COVID-19 reports that risk factors such as housing problems, financial hardship, alcohol use, tobacco use and substance use weren’t associated with higher mortality.

Authors: J. Daniel Kelly, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author.

 

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Association of Rideshare Use With Alcohol-Associated Motor Vehicle Crash Trauma

JAMA Surgery

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What The Study Did: This study looked at whether there was an association between rideshare use, motor vehicle crash traumas and impaired driving convictions in Houston, Texas, by comparing traumas and convictions before and after the introduction of Uber.

Authors: Christopher R. Conner, M.D., Ph.D., of the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is the corresponding author.

 

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Associations of Race/Ethnicity and Food Insecurity With COVID-19 Infection Rates

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: The findings of this observational study of the association of race/ethnicity with COVID-19 infection rates and the interaction of pre-COVID experiences of food insecurity suggest that the association varied over time and across racial/ethnic groups.

Authors: Mare Sarr, Ph.D., of  Pennsylvania State University in University Park, is the corresponding author.

 

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Risk Factors Associated With COVID-19 Outcomes Among People With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities Receiving Residential Services

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: This study tracked COVID-19 outcomes for 543 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who were receiving support services from an organization providing residential services in the five boroughs of New York.

Authors: Scott D. Landes, Ph.D., of Syracuse University in New York, is the corresponding author.

 

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Patient Characteristics, Subsequent Health Care Use of SARS-CoV-2 Testing Initiation in Safety-Net Health System

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What The Study Did: Researchers found differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by entry location for SARS-CoV-2 testing within a safety-net health system. White and English-speaking individuals disproportionately initiated testing via telehealth visits, while Black, Native American and non–English-speaking patients disproportionately initiated testing through the emergency department. 

Authors: Rohan Khazanchi, B.A,. Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute in Minneapolis, is the  corresponding author.

 

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Underlying Medical Conditions Associated With Severe COVID-19 Illness Among Children

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: Among children with a COVID-19 diagnosis, researchers in this study examined what other conditions are common and which are associated with severe COVID-19 illness.

Authors: Lyudmyla Kompaniyets, Ph.D., of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, is the corresponding author.

 

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Effectiveness of 1st Dose of BNT162b2 (BioNTech/Pfizer) Vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 Infection 13 to 24 Days After Immunization

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: In this study, short-term effectiveness of the first dose of the BNT162b2 (BioNTech/Pfizer) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection 13 to 24 days after immunization in a real-world setting was assessed.

Authors: Gabriel Chodick, Ph.D., of the Maccabi Institute for Research & Innovation, Maccabi Healthcare Services, in Tel Aviv, Israel, is the corresponding author.

 

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Spread of Misinformation About Face Masks, COVID-19 by Automated Software on Facebook

JAMA Internal Medicine

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What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed conversations on public Facebook groups to explore automated misinformation.

Authors: John W. Ayers, Ph.D., M.A., of the University of California, San Diego, in LaJolla, is the  corresponding author.

 

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Public Awareness, Willingness to Use Gun Violence Restraining Orders

JAMA Health Forum

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What The Study Did: This survey study in California assesses what the public knows about extreme risk protection orders and if people are willing to use them to prevent firearm-related harm, both in general and when a family member is at risk, and if not, why not. The orders temporarily suspend firearm and ammunition access by individuals a judge has deemed to be at substantial risk of harming themselves or others.

Authors: Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of California Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento, is the corresponding author.

 

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Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Basal Insulin

JAMA

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Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Blood Sugar Control

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What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the effect of real-time continuous glucose monitoring on glycemic control among patients with insulin-treated diabetes.

Authors: Andrew J. Karter, Ph.D., of Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is the corresponding author.

 

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Changes in Pregnancy, Birth Rates During COVID-19

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: Changes in pregnancy and birth rates before and after COVID-19 lockdown measures were estimated using electronic medical records.

Authors: Molly J. Stout, M.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, is the corresponding author.

 

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Social Connectedness Among Medicare Beneficiaries After Onset of Pandemic

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What The Study Did: Researchers examined social connectedness among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authors: Wesley John Talcott, M.D., M.B.A., the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, is the corresponding author.

 

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Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection 1 Year After Primary Infection in Lombardy, Italy

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What The Study Did: Study results suggest that reinfections are rare events and that patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have a lower risk of reinfection. However, the observation ended before SARS-CoV-2 variants began to spread, and it is unknown how well natural immunity to the wild-type virus will protect against variants. .

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Seropositivity Following mRNA Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment

JAMA Oncology

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What The Study Did: Rates of antispike antibody response to a messenger RNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Israeli patients with cancer who are undergoing systemic treatment compared with healthy controls were evaluated in this study.

Authors: Salomon M. Stemmer, M.D., of the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel, is the corresponding author.

 

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SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Status in Patients With Cancer, Health Care Workers

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What The Study Did: This study evaluates whether there are differences in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and antibody levels in patients with cancer compared with health care workers in Japan.

Authors: Tatsuya Yoshida, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, is the corresponding author.

 

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Examining Well-Being, Life Expectancy With Having Family Member Incarcerated

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What The Study Did: This survey study examined the associations of having an incarcerated immediate or extended family member with perceived well-being and change in projected life expectancy among adults in the United States.

Authors: Ram Sundaresh, M.D., M.S., of the University of California, Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.

 

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Applying Private Insurer Rules to Medicare Part B

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What The Study Did: Researchers estimated the extent Medicare Part B medical services would have been subject to prior authorization under private insurance coverage policies and calculated the associated spending.

Authors: Aaron L. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.

 

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Socioeconomic Disparities in Respiratory Health in US

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What The Study Did: Socioeconomic disparities in respiratory health over the past six decades in the United States are described in this study.

Authors: Adam W. Gaffney, M.D., of the Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the corresponding author.

 

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Factors Associated With Racial/Ethnic Group-Based Medical Mistrust, Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Participation, Vaccine Uptake

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What The Study Did: This survey study of adults living Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic examines associations between race/ethnicity, medical mistrust within racial/ethnic groups and willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials or to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Authors: Hayley S. Thompson, Ph.D., of the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, is the corresponding author.

 

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Association of Tracheostomy With Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Health Care Workers

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What The Study Did: The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that enhanced personal protective equipment is associated with low rates of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during tracheostomy.

Authors: Phillip Staibano, M.Sc., M.D., of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, is the corresponding author.

 

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Myocarditis in Big Ten Athletes With Recent SARS-CoV-2 Infection

JAMA Cardiology

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What The Study Did: In this study of 1,597 Big Ten athletes who had comprehensive cardiac screening, including cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, after COVID-19 infection, 37 athletes (2.3%) were diagnosed with clinical and subclinical myocarditis. Researchers report CMR screening increased detection of myocarditis, a leading cause of sudden death in competitive athletes.

Authors: Curt J.Daniels, M.D., and Saurabh Rajpal, M.B.B.S., M.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus, are the corresponding authors.

 

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Frequency, Variety of Persistent Symptoms Among Patients With COVID-19

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What The Study Did: Researchers conducted a review of studies examining the frequency and variety of persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection.

Authors: Steven N. Goodman, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., of Stanford University in Stanford, California, is the corresponding author.

 

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Measuring Opioid-Related Mortality in Canada During COVID-19 Pandemic

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What The Study Did: Researchers quantified the added burden of fatal opioid overdoses occurring in Ontario, Canada, during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authors: Tara Gomes, Ph.D., of the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, is the corresponding author.

 

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Overdose-Associated Cardiac Arrests During COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Psychiatry

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What The Study Did: This study included data from more than 11,000 emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in 49 states to describe racial/ethnic, social and geographic changes in EMS-observed overdose-associated cardiac arrests during the COVID-19 pandemic through 2020 in the United States.

Authors: Joseph Friedman, M.P.H., of the University of California, Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.

 

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Accessibility, Usability of State Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Websites

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed each state’s department of health website for accessibility and usability challenges. Findings suggest state health department COVID-19 vaccine website accessibility and usability challenges create frustration, may promote health disparities and contribute to overall ineffective and inequitable distribution.

Authors: Raj M. Ratwani, Ph.D., of the Medstar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare in Washington, D.C., is the corresponding author.

 

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Reporting of Race, Sex, Socioeconomic Status in Randomized Clinical Trials in Medical Journals

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: Researchers compared reporting practices for race, sex and socioeconomic status in randomized clinical trials published in general medical journals in 2015 with those published in 2019.

Authors: Asad Siddiqui, M.D., of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, is the corresponding author.

 

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Suicide Rates by Race, Ethnicity in US

JAMA Network Open

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What The Study Did: Changes in suicide rates among racial and ethnic groups in the United States from 1999 to 2019 were examined in this study.

Authors: Jane L. Pearson, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health in Rockville, Maryland, is the corresponding author.

 

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Association of Circulating Sex Hormones With COVID-19 Severity

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About JAMA Network Open: JAMA Network Open is the new online-only open access general medical journal from the JAMA Network. On weekdays, the journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical research and commentary in more than 40 medical and health subject areas. Every article is free online from the day of publication.

 

What The Study Did: Researchers examined if circulating sex hormones are associated with disease severity in patients with COVID-19.

Authors: Sandeep Dhindsa, M.D., of the St Louis University School of Medicine and Abhinav Diwan, M.D., of the Washington University School of Medicine, both in St. Louis, are the corresponding authors.

 

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Association Between Bitter Taste Receptor Types, Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With COVID-19

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What The Study Did: This study evaluates the association between bitter taste receptor types (supertasters who experience greater intensity of bitter tastes; tasters; and nontasters who experience low intensity of bitter tastes or no bitter tastes) and outcomes after infection with SARS-CoV-2.

Authors: Henry P. Barham, MD, Sinus and Nasal Specialists of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, is the corresponding author.

 

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Mental Illness Among US Coal Miners

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What The Study Did: Rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and posttraumatic stress disorder among current and former coal miners in the United States were examined in this study.

Authors: Drew Harris, M.D., of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, is the corresponding author.

 

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