Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April-July 2020.

Objective: The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) throughout key regions of the United States in early 2020 placed a premium on timely, national surveillance of hospital patient censuses. To meet that need, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), the nation's largest hospital surveillance system, launched a module for collecting hospital coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data. We present time-series estimates of the critical hospital capacity indicators from April 1 to July 14, 2020.

An intervention study to increase knowledge and use of folic acid among relatives in neural tube defect-affected families in Washington, D.C.

Background: Little is known about the level of knowledge and use of folic acid among near relatives in U.S. families of a child with spina bifida.