When all computers shut down: the clinical impact of a major cyber-attack on a general hospital.

Importance: Healthcare organizations operate in a data-rich environment and depend on digital computerized systems; thus, they may be exposed to cyber threats. Indeed, one of the most vulnerable sectors to hacks and malware is healthcare. However, the impact of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations remains under-investigated.

Effects of COVID-19 Lockdowns on the Development of Educational, Social and Emotional Gaps among Children: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Background: School closures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak affected students physically, socially, and psychologically with an increase in the number of children and adolescent presenting with anxiety, depression, and drug abuse.

Objectives: To examine the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on the mental health of minors during the pandemic period and to characterize the type and number of referrals to a regional psychiatric outpatient clinic.

Methods: This study included 380 children evaluated in an outpatient child psychiatric clinic.

Characteristics of those who fall during orthopedic hospitalization - A retrospective case-control study.

Background: The causes of falls are heterogeneous and represent an interaction between patient and environmental factors. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of patients who fell in an in-patient orthopedic department and explore possible reasons for their falls.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study of adults in an orthopedic in-patient setting at a major hospital, who sustained a fall.

Myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.

Background: Clinical trials of the BNT162b2 vaccine, revealed efficacy and safety. We report six cases of myocarditis, which occurred shortly after BNT162b2 vaccination.

Methods: Patients were identified upon presentation to the emergency department with symptoms of chest pain/discomfort.

Patients Who Leave the Emergency Department Before Treatment Completion: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Patients leaving the emergency department (ED) before treatment completion (LBTC) is a common universal occurrence. We hypothesized that the characteristics of the Israeli health care system, as well as its policy, intended to reduce the burden of nonurgent ED visits, may have an impact on factors associated with LBTC.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore factors associated with LBTC in the Israeli context.

Hyperinnervation and mast cell activation may be used as histopathologic diagnostic criteria for vulvar vestibulitis.

Objective: Vestibulitis is currently diagnosed based only on clinical criteria. To achieve histopathological diagnostic criteria, we carried out a computerized image analysis method.

Methods: Vestibular tissues removed from 40 women with severe vestibulitis were immunostained for mast cell count and degranulation by C-kit and mast cell tryptase, respectively.