Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Primary Care No-Show Risk with Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in rapid implementation of telemedicine. Little is known about the impact of telemedicine on both no-show rates and healthcare disparities on the general primary care population during the pandemic.

Objective: To compare no-show rates between telemedicine and office visits in the primary care setting, while controlling for the burden of COVID-19 cases, with focus on underserved populations.

A Successful National and Multipartner Approach to Increase Immunization Coverage: The Democratic Republic of Congo Mashako Plan 2018-2020.

Background: The immunization system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo faces many challenges, including persistent large-scale outbreaks of polio, measles, and yellow fever; a large number of unvaccinated children for all antigens; minimal and delayed funding; and poor use of immunization data at all levels. In response, the Expanded Programme on Immunization within the Ministry of Health (MOH) collaborated with global partners to develop a revitalization strategy for the routine immunization (RI) system called the Mashako Plan.

Mashako Plan Design And Development: The Mashako Plan aimed to increase full immunization coverage in children aged 12-23 months by 15 percentage points overall in 9 of 26 provinces within 18 months of implementation.

Recognizing Non-vertebral Manifestation of Mycobacterium avium Complex Osteomyelitis in a Patient With HIV.

Disseminated complex (MAC) infection is predominantly seen in immunocompromised individuals, such as those with HIV infection and CD4 counts <50 cells/mm3. It commonly manifests with nonspecific signs and symptoms, such as weight loss, fevers, night sweats, diarrhea, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and cytopenias. This is a case of disseminated MAC osteomyelitis in an HIV patient.

Exploring the role of telehealth in providing equitable healthcare to the vulnerable patient population during COVID-19.

The COVID 19 pandemic resulted in widespread telehealth implementation. Existent health disparities were widened, with under-represented minorities (URM) disproportionately affected by COVID. In this study, we assess the role of telehealth in improving access to care in the URMs and vulnerable populations.

Types and prevalence of adverse skin reactions associated with prolonged N95 and simple mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: As the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic persists on a global level, the chronic daily use of face masks within the healthcare system remains an important component of disease prevention and transmission. Increased use of personal protective equipment (PPE) may result in increased rates of occupational dermatoses and adverse skin reactions.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore how chronic, prolonged use of N95 masks or simple surgical masks affects the prevalence of adverse skin reactions in Healthcare Workers (HCWs).