Publications by authors named "Heather Hicks"
Article Synopsis
- * The CDC's National SARS-CoV-2 Strain Surveillance (NS3) program analyzed SARS-CoV-2 samples to understand the evolution of these variants and their spike mutations from May 2021 to February 2023.
- * The study found that some subvariants have significantly evaded neutralizing antibodies from post-vaccination sera, indicating a need for ongoing research to evaluate the effectiveness of current vaccines and inform future updates.
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of a chaplain patient navigator in improving outcomes and reducing costs in the ICU setting.
Design: A randomized controlled trial at a large, urban, academic community hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Setting/patients: All patients admitted to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Cardiac and Medical ICUs between March 2015 and December 2015.