CONCLUSION: Media can play a larger role in promoting good practices through youth-targeted programs. By identifying community influencers and encouraging peer-to-peer communication, it is possible to engage youth who distrust the media and persuade
The City and County of San Francisco was the first municipality in the United States to institute a COVID-19 contact tracing program. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) created
CONCLUSION: These findings improve our understanding of the drivers of health behaviors, including vaccine hesitancy, and are useful for guiding public health outreach/education programs.
CONCLUSIONS: Surgical volume for DBS implantation reduced by 92.7% in April of 2020 relative to 2019, which is among the highest declines reported for any surgical procedure. While procedural volume increased in the second half of 2020, this did not
CONCLUSION: During the COVID-19 pandemic, we observed a significant increase in NICU admission for HIE evaluation. While we did not find significant increases in neonatal HIE and the need for therapeutic hypothermia, larger studies are needed for a
CONCLUSION: The surveyed cleaners have a high level of knowledge and expressed positive attitudes toward health facilities and health authorities, as well as good preventive practices. Understanding the determinants of cleaning performance is
CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated for the first time the impact of this SNP on the Xpert assay, when harbored by new Omicron variants. We extend our observation period throughout almost all the COVID-19 pandemic, offering the most updated observations of
CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Blood glucose decreased over time in both the metformin and placebo arms during the trial but did not differ significantly between the arms at 12 months of follow up. Metformin therapy was found to be safe for use in