PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

BACKGROUND: Arts therapies are widely but inconsistently provided in community mental health. Whilst they are appealing to patients, evidence for their effectiveness is mixed. Trials to date have been limited to one art-form or diagnosis. Patients

CONCLUSION: It was concluded that due to these relationships, behaviors such as anxiety and sadness were reduced and the pets themselves also showed an increase in affective behaviors in relation to their guardians.

CONCLUSIONS: The risk of TED was significantly increased after Covid-19 vaccination, especially in subjects below 50 years of age. Possible mechanisms include spike protein interaction with ACE-II receptor, cross-reactivity with thyroid self-proteins

CONCLUSIONS: Further work on food provisioning is needed in order to identify ways to provide a nutritional safety net for vulnerable children.

The WHO Unity Studies initiative engaged low- and middle-income countries in the implementation of standardised SARS-CoV-2 sero-epidemiological investigation protocols and timely sharing of comparable results for evidence-based action. To gain a

INTRODUCTION: Seniors in nursing homes are at higher risk for depression and emotional distress. The COVID-19 crisis and isolation have even increased the risk for cognitive decline and suicidality. Since social media is often unfamiliar to older

CONCLUSION: When institutions implement learning with social distancing, such as online learning, they need to consider changes in students' social networks and provide appropriate support.

In the first of two special collections of COVID-19-related manuscripts, this issue focuses on how colleges and universities libraries and their users responded to the need for health information during the pandemic.

BACKGROUND: Telehealth involves real-time communication (telephone or video-call) between patients and health providers. The COVID-19 pandemic propelled general practitioners to conduct most consultations remotely, seeing patients face-to-face only

CONCLUSION: The rebound in screening was lower in women age ≥ 50 and lower in non-White women for diagnostic imaging. Careful attention must be paid as the COVID-19 recovery continues to ensure equitable resumption of care.