Outcomes Associated With Intensive Care and Organ Support Among Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Accurate accounting of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) critical care outcomes has important implications for health care delivery.

Research Question: We aimed to determine critical care and organ support outcomes of intensive care unit (ICU) COVID-19 patients and whether they varied depending on the completeness of study follow-up or admission time period.

Study Design And Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of reports describing ICU, mechanical ventilation (MV), renal replacement therapy (RRT), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) mortality.

Developing and Implementing a Web-Based Psychotherapy Program to Address Mental Health Challenges Among Patients Receiving Oncologic and Palliative Care: Protocol for an Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: The demand for mental health care, particularly for depression and anxiety, is 3-fold greater among patients receiving oncologic and palliative care than for the general population. This population faces unique barriers, making them more susceptible to mental health challenges. Various forms of psychotherapy have been deemed effective in addressing mental health challenges in this population, including supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, problem-based therapy, and mindfulness; however, their access to traditional face-to-face psychotherapy resources is limited owing to their immunocompromised status, making frequent hospital visits dangerous.

Women's Preventive Services Initiative recommends screening women for anxiety.

Gregory KD, Chelmow D, Nelson HD, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2020;173:48-56.

Prevalence and risk factors for Trichomonas vaginalis infection among adults in the U.S., 2013-2014.

Objective: Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection is common, curable, and associated with significant reproductive morbidity and risk for HIV infection. This analysis updates estimates of the prevalence of asymptomatic TV infection, and its associated risk factors, in the non-institutionalized U.S.

A case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung presenting as polymyalgia rheumatica.

A common inflammatory condition, the investigation and diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica should be within the scope of a general physician's repertoire. While there is limited evidence to confirm the existence of polymyalgia rheumatica as a distinct paraneoplastic syndrome (. 2018;(1):23), a broadened differential should be utilized prior to diagnosis of this disease.

Differentiating between smokers and nonsmokers using serum cotinine.

Our goal is to evaluate implications of cotinine cut points in subgroups of smokers and nonsmokers. Data were assessed from 13,357 adult participants and collected over a period of 6 years by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009-2014). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to identify optimal cut points.