Changes in Grocery Shopping Behavior among Low-Income Households during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Purchasing Pilot (OPP) authorized the use of SNAP benefits online in Maryland in May 2020. We assessed shopping behavior and intentions associated with uptake and intended future use of online grocery shopping during and after COVID-19 among SNAP-eligible households.

Design: In this mixed-methods study, participants completed a survey on online grocery shopping, and a purposefully sampled subset participated in focus groups or in-depth interviews between November 2020 and March 2021.

The relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) < 42% is independently associated with hemorrhagic transformation in anterior circulation large vessel occlusion.

Background: Pretreatment CT perfusion (CTP) marker relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) < 42% lesion volume has recently shown to predict poor collateral status and poor 90-day functional outcome. However, there is a paucity of studies assessing its association with hemorrhagic transformation (HT). Here, we aim to assess the relationship between rCBV < 42% lesion volume with HT.

An approach to Hemequity: Identifying the barriers and facilitators of iron deficiency reduction strategies in low- to middle-income countries.

Approximately 1.92 billion people worldwide are anaemic, and iron deficiency is the most common cause. Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) disproportionately affects women of reproductive age and remains under-addressed in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs).

Virtual screening assisted identification of a phytocompound as potent inhibitor against Candida lusitaniae; an in-silico study.

Candida lusitaniae is one of the fungal species which causes serious health illnesses including peritonitis, vaginitis and fungemia, among others. Several antifungal drugs have been designed to tackle its infections but their efficacy is still questionable due to their associated side effects. Hence, there is a need to design those drugs which possess comparatively higher degree of therapeutic potential.

Care Fragmentation Following Bariatric Operations: A National Analysis.

Background: Although existing work has evaluated outcomes associated with care fragmentation (CF), these adverse consequences may be accentuated in patients undergoing bariatric operations. This retrospective study examined the association of CF with clinical and financial outcomes among patients receiving bariatric surgery.

Methods: All adult (≥18 years) records for bariatric operations were tabulated from the 2016-2021 Nationwide Readmissions Database.