The COVID-19 pandemic unmasked striking health disparities within the US healthcare system and significantly impacted vulnerable populations. While much attention on vulnerability has been directed toward older individuals with underlying medical conditions, key populations-including the uninsured, racial and ethnic minorities, and pregnant individuals-were considerably affected and require intervention. This review examines the barriers these populations encountered and outlines how clinicians can engage at the provider, practice, community, and national levels to advance health equity and improve health outcomes for these groups in the post-pandemic era.
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Population-Level Risks for HIV Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States by Demographic Characteristics and Medicaid Access, 2020‒2021.
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Donrie Purcell is with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Atlanta, GA. Wayne A. Duffus is with the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia. Maisha Standifer is with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, MSM. Robert Mayberry is with the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and the MSM Research Design and Biostatistics Core, MSM. Sonja S. Hutchins is with the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, MSM.
To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV mortality rates with a focus on demographic predictors and Medicaid access. Using Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research, we conducted a descriptive study comparing HIV mortality in the United States 2 years before the COVID-19 pandemic (2018-2019) and the initial 2 years of the pandemic (2020-2021), and identifying HIV mortality factors during the pandemic. During the first 2 years of the pandemic, crude HIV death rates increased and then decreased marginally.
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March 2025
Universidade Federal Fluminense. Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Objectives: to map evidence on undergraduate students' mental health globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Remote work and long-term sickness absence due to mental disorder trends among Japanese workers pre/post COVID-19.
PLoS One
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Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Aims: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether there has been an increase in the number of workers with long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders (LTSA-MD) and determine the impact of remote work on new LTSA-MD cases.
Methods: A web-based questionnaire was sent to 2,552 company offices with 150 or more workers in Osaka Prefecture. Data were obtained on the number of workers with LTSA-MD between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020 (fiscal year 2019) and between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021 (fiscal year 2020), along with their MD diagnoses (adjustment disorder [AD], depressive disorder [DEP], etc.
Announcements of Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Family Experiences.
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Department of General Practice, Université Clermont Auvergne, UFR Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Pandemic Preparedness, Infection, and Advanced Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, was first documented in Japan in January 2020. We previously reported an increased risk of rhinovirus infections among children during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we assessed the impact of COVID-19 on respiratory virus infections after SARS-CoV-2 spread nationwide.
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