This collection showcases journal articles, preprints, and other publications and presentations about the Coronavirus COVID-19 by faculty and researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA, USA.
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Publications from 2021
Non-Adherence Tree Analysis (NATA)-An adherence improvement framework: A COVID-19 case study, Ernest Edem Edifor, Regina Brown, Paul Smith, and Rick Kossik
Massachusetts Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (MassJCOIN), Elizabeth A. Evans, Thomas J. Stopka, Ekaterina Pivovarova, Sean M. Murphy, Faye S. Taxman, Warren J. Ferguson, Dana Bernson, Claudia Santelices, Kathryn E. McCollister, Randall Hoskinson Jr., Thomas Lincoln, and Peter D. Friedmann
Financial Implications of COVID-19 on a Tertiary Academic Vascular Surgery Practice, Zachary B. Fang, Jessica P. Simons, Dejah R. Judelson, Edward J. Arous, Douglas W. Jones, Robert Steppacher, Andres Schanzer, and Francesco A. Aiello
Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Technology Preferences to Support Cancer Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study, Jamie Faro, Kristin M. Mattocks, Catherine S. Nagawa, Stephenie C. Lemon, Bo Wang, Sarah L. Cutrona, and Rajani S. Sadasivam
Lung Epithelial Cell Transcriptional Regulation as a Factor in COVID-19 Associated Coagulopathies, Ethan S. FitzGerald, Yongzhi Chen, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, and Amanda M. Jamieson
Gaucher disease in the COVID-19 pandemic environment: The good, the bad and the unknown, Edward I. Ginns, Emory Ryan, and Ellen Sidransky
Virtualized Clinical Studies to Assess the Natural History and Impact of Gut Microbiome Modulation in Non-Hospitalized Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 a Randomized, Open-Label, Prospective Study with a Parallel Group Study Evaluating the Physiologic Effects of KB109 on Gut Microbiota Structure and Function: A Structured Summary of a Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Study [preprint], John P. Haran, Jose C. Pinero, Yan Zheng, Norma Alonzo Palma, and Mark Wingertzahn
Virtual medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: how to make it work, Amr Idris and Basel Edris
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Solid Organ Transplant Patients: Data Needed to Inform Safety and Efficacy, Michael G. Ison, Robin Avery, Emily Blumberg, Peter Chin-Hong, Natasha Halasa, Dan Kaul, Steve Pergam, Nicole M. Theodoropoulos, and Cameron R. Wolfe
Child Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bad Situation Made Worse, Nikita Kalluri, Colleen Kelly, and Arvin Garg
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Capacity Response: Where's the Right Balance, Kimiyoshi J. Kobayashi and Eric J. Alper
Enabling Your Radiology Business to Thrive Strategic Lessons Learned During the Initial and Subsequent Surges of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Jonathan B. Kruskal, Max P. Rosen, Amy K. Hara, Cheri Canon, and Christoph Wald
A Novel DNA and Protein Combination COVID-19 Vaccine Formulation Provides Full Protection against SARS-CoV-2 in Rhesus Macaques, Yuzhong Li, Guangnan Hu, Shixia Wang, Qihan Li, Shan Lu, and Wei Cun
Crystal Structure of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease in Complex with the Non-Covalent Inhibitor ML188, Gordon J. Lockbaum, Archie C. Reyes, Jeong Min Lee, Ronak Tilvawala, Ellen A. Nalivaika, Akbar Ali, Nese Kurt Yilmaz, Paul R. Thompson, and Celia A. Schiffer
The DHODH inhibitor PTC299 arrests SARS-CoV-2 replication and suppresses induction of inflammatory cytokines, Jeremy Luban, Caterina Strambio-De-Castilla, Yetao Wang, Allan Jacobson, and Stuart W. Peltz
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, access to care, and health disparities in the perinatal period, Grace A. Masters, Eugenia Asipenko, Aaron Bergman, Aaron L. Bergman, Sharina D. Person, Linda Brenckle, Tiffany Moore Simas, Jean Y. Ko, Cheryl L. Robbins, and Nancy Byatt
COVID-19 Vaccination-Related Uptake on FDG PET/CT: An Emerging Dilemma and Suggestions for Management, Lacey J. McIntosh, Alexander A. Bankier, Gopal R. Vijayaraghavan, Robert Licho, and Max P. Rosen
Physical distancing [is not equal to] physical inactivity, Stefanie M. Meyer, Matthew J. Landry, Jeanette Gustat, Stephenie C. Lemon, and Collin A. Webster
Outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients: A proportional prevalence meta-analysis, Tanveer Mir, Yasar Sattar, Javeed Ahmad, Waqas Ullah, Layla Shanah, M. Chadi Alraies, and Waqas Qureshi
Development of potency, breadth and resilience to viral escape mutations in SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies [preprint], Frauke Muecksch, Shurong Hou, Celia A. Schiffer, Michel Nussenzweig, Pamela J. Bjorkman, Theodora Hatziioannou, and Paul Bieniasz
Humoral and cell-mediated response in colostrum after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [preprint], Vignesh Narayanaswamy, Brian Pentecost, Dominique Alfandari, Emily Chin, Kathleen Minor, Alyssa Kastrinakis, Tanya Lieberman, Kathleen F. Arcaro, and Heidi Leftwich
Vietnam’s Healthcare System Decentralization: how well does it respond to global health crises such as Covid-19 pandemic?, Huy Van Nguyen, Joseph Debattista, Minh Duc Pham, An Thi Minh Dao, Stuart Gilmour, Hoa L. Nguyen, Tien Van Nguyen, Phuong Mai Le, Phuong The Nguyen, Anh Thi Ngoc Tran, Kien Duy Vu, Son Thai Dinh, and Minh Van Hoang
Decline in subarachnoid haemorrhage volumes associated with the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thanh N. Nguyen, Ajit S. Puri, Anna L. Kuhn, and Raul G. Nogueira
Editors' Note and Special Communication: Research Priorities in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Emerging From the COVID-19 Pandemic, Douglas K. Novins and Jean A. Frazier
Leading Through a Crisis: The Application of Servant Leadership During COVID-19, Mary E. Piorun, Regina Fisher Raboin, Jessica Kilham, Martha E. Meacham, and Vivian Okyere
Performance and Implementation Evaluation of the Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test in a High-throughput Drive-through Community Testing Site in Massachusetts [preprint], Nira R. Pollock, Lawrence C. Madoff, and Sandra Smole
Performance and Implementation Evaluation of the Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test in a High-throughput Drive-through Community Testing Site in Massachusetts, Nira R. Pollock, Lawrence C. Madoff, and Sandra C. Smole
Should Remdesivir Be Used for the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19? Rapid, Living Practice Points From the American College of Physicians (Version 2), Amir Qaseem, Jennifer Yost, Itziar Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, George M. Abraham, Janet A. Jokela, Mary Ann Forciea, Matthew C. Miller, and Linda L. Humphrey
What Is the Antibody Response and Role in Conferring Natural Immunity After SARS-CoV-2 Infection? Rapid, Living Practice Points From the American College of Physicians (Version 1), Amir Qaseem, Jennifer Yost, Itziar Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Mary Ann Forciea, George M. Abraham, Matthew C. Miller, Adam J. Obley, and Linda L. Humphrey
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director Experience Adapting Emergency Remote Learning During the Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic, Ronnie Ren, Kendra Parekh, Doug Franzen, Molly Estes, Melanie Camejo, Mark Olaf, and Xiao Chi Zhang
The Silent Epidemic, James M. Rippe
COVID-19 and Obesity: A Pandemic Wrapped in an Epidemic, James M. Rippe and John P. Foreyt
A COVID clash: How to proceed when IACUCs and IBCs disagree, Jerald Silverman
Innate lymphoid cells and disease tolerance in SARS-CoV-2 infection [preprint], Noah J. Silverstein, Yetao Wang, Zachary Manickas-Hill, Claudia C. Carbone, Ann Dauphin, MGH COVID-19 Collection & Processing Team, Jonathan Z. Li, Bruce D. Walker, Xu G. Yu, and Jeremy Luban
Global Impact of the COVID-19 on Stroke Care, SVIN COVID-19 global registry, Raul Nogueira, Ajit S. Puri, Anna L. Kuhn, and Thanh Nguyen
Apheresis physician well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a survey, Yvette C. Tanhehco, Yanhua Li, Nicole D. Zantek, Joanne Becker, Mohamed Alsammak, Kael Mikesell, Ding Wen Wu, Tisha Foster, Vishesh Chhibber, Marisa Saint Martin, and Gay Wehrli
Aging and COVID-19 in Minority Populations: a Perfect Storm, Tubanji Walubita, Ariel Beccia, Esther Boama-Nyarko, Melissa Goulding, Carly Herbert, Jessica Kloppenburg, Guadalupe Mabry, Grace A. Masters, Asli McCullers, and Sarah N. Forrester
The Intestinal and Oral Microbiomes Are Robust Predictors of COVID-19 Severity the Main Predictor of COVID-19-related Fatality [preprint], Doyle V. Ward, Shakti Bhattarai, Mayra Rojas-Correa, Ayan Purkayastha, Devon Holler, Ming Da Qu, William G. Mitchell, Jason D. Yang, Samuel Fountain, Abigail Zeamer, Catherine Forconi, Gavin Fujimori, Boaz Odwar, Caitlin Cawley, Beth A. McCormick, Ann M. Moormann, Mireya Wessolossky, Vanni Bucci, and Ana Maldonado-Contreras
Comment on: COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Calming the Perfect Storm, Robert A. Zorowitz, Christian Bergman, Daniel Haimowitz, Jessica L. Kalender-Rich, David F. Polakoff, Karl Steinberg, and James L. Wright
Publications from 2020
Impact of global and national crises on people with severe mental illness, Margarita Abi Zeid Daou, Uriel Halbreich, and Jeffrey L. Geller
Call to Action: SARS-CoV-2 and Cerebrovascular Disorders (CASCADE), Shahram Abootalebi, M. Reza Azarpazhooh, Mario Di Napoli, and Brian Silver
Parents Chime In: Our Self-Care Strategies While Supporting Loved Ones with Mental Health Conditions During a Pandemic, Transitions ACR
Investigating the Impact of Asymptomatic Carriers on COVID-19 Transmission [preprint], Jacob B. Aguilar, Jeremy Samuel Faust, Lauren M. Westafer, and Juan B. Gutierrez
COVID-19 Pandemic and Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases: An Ecological Study on Data of 185 Countries, M. Reza Azarpazhooh, Brian Silver, and Mario Di Napoli
An Adaptive and Dynamic Biosensor Epidemic Model for COVID-19, Salvador V. Balkus, Joshua Rumbut, Honggang Wang, and Hua (Julia) Fang
Commentary: The molecular pandemonium of coronavirus disease 2019, Leora B. Balsam and William Hoffman
A Physician's Guide for Workers' Return to Work during COVID-19 Pandemic, Marcos C. Baptista, Wayne N. Burton, Brent Pawlecki, and Glenn Pransky
Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jessica Dym Bartlett, Jessica L. Griffin, and Dana Thomson
Management of primary skin cancer during a pandemic: Multidisciplinary recommendations, Brian C. Baumann, Kelly M. MacArthur, Jerry D. Brewer, William M. Mendenhall, Christopher A. Barker, Jeremy R. Etzkorn, Nathaniel Jellinek, Jeffrey F. Scott, Hiram A. Gay, John C. Baumann, Farrin A. Manian, Phillip M. Devlin, Jeff M. Michalski, Nancy Y. Lee, Wade L. Thorstad, Lynn D. Wilson, Carlos A. Perez, and Christopher J. Miller
Sarcoid-like reaction in a patient recovering from coronavirus disease 19 pneumonia, Sara Behbahani, Julia Baltz, Rebecca Droms, April C. Deng, Shinya U. Amano, Nikki A. Levin, Mary Callery O'Brien, and Karen Wiss
Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 - Preliminary Report, John H. Beigel, Robert W. Finberg, and ACTT-1 Study Group Members
Guidelines for TMS/tES Clinical Services and Research through the COVID-19 Pandemic, Marom Bikson, Gottfried Schlaug, and Hamed Ekhtiari
Reaching the Hard to Reach: Empowering Community Members to Think Differently and Embrace Teens with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Challenges During the Time of COVID, Stephanie J. Briody Esq, Michelle D. Muffett-Lipinski M.Ed., and Susan M. Halpin M.Ed
PPE Portraits - a Way to Humanize Personal Protective Equipment, Cati Brown-Johnson, Stacie Vilendrer, Mary Beth Heffernan, Shira Winter, Thanh Khong, Jennifer Reidy, and Steven M. Asch
Effective Mentoring of Novice Nurses during a Healthcare Crisis, Venise Bryan and Joan Vitello-Cicciu
Practical lessons learned for assessing and treating bipolar disorder via telehealth modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Claire Burgess, Christopher Miller, Aleda Franz, Erica A. Abel, Laszlo Gyulai, David Osser, Eric G. Smith, Samantha Connolly, Lois Krawczyk, Mark Bauer, and Linda Godleski
Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19, Charles Calisher, Dennis Carroll, Rita Colwell, Ronald B. Corley, Peter Daszak, Christian Drosten, Luis Enjuanes, Jeremy Farrar, Hume Field, Josie Golding, Alexander Gorbalenya, Bart Haagmans, James M. Hughes, William B. Karesh, Gerald T. Keusch, Sai Kit Lam, Juan Lubroth, John S. Mackenzie, Lawrence C. Madoff, Jonna Mazet, Peter Palese, Stanley Perlman, Leo Poon, Bernard Roizman, Linda Saif, Kanta Subbarao, and Mike Turner
Burden of disease from COVID-19 and its acute and chronic complications: reflections on measurement (DALYs) and prospects for the Brazilian Unified National Health System, Monica Rodrigues. Campos, Joyce Mendes de Andrade Schramm, Isabel Cristina Martins Emmerick, Jessica Muzy Rodrigues, Fernando Genovez de Avelar, and Thiago Goes Pimentel
In Memoriam: A Memoir for Our Fallen "Heroes", Bipin Chaurasia and Sabareesh K. Natarajan
Health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cry for ethical global leadership, David E. Chiriboga, Juan Garay, Paulo Buss, Rocio Saenz Madrigal, and Laetitia Charmaine Rispel
AAIM Recommendations for the 2020-2021 Internal Medicine Residency Application Cycle in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, K. C. Chretien, J. M. Raj, R. A. Abraham, P. Aronowitz, D. J. Astiz, S. G. Chheda, E. L. Esquivel, Maria M. Garcia, N. Ismail, S. Lane, S. E. McLaughlin, A. Pereira, A. W. Shaheen, A. L. Spencer, K. M. Tartaglia, and L. L. Willett
Managing Central Venous Access during a Healthcare Crisis, Tristen T. Chun, Dejah R. Judelson, Andres Schanzer, and Karen Woo
RE: How the Coronavirus Disease-2019 May Improve Care: Rethinking Cervical Cancer Prevention, Cheryl R. Clark, Jennifer S. Haas, Stephenie C. Lemon, Karen M. Freund, Karen Burns. White, Caylin Marotta, Amy J. Wint, Amy M. LeClair, Christine Lloyd-Travaglini, Victoria Xiao, Nicole Casanova, and Tracy A. Battaglia
Preventing Outbreaks through Interactive, Experiential Real-Life Simulations, Andres Colubri, Molly Kemball, Kian Sani, Chloe Boehm, Karen Mutch-Jones, Ben Fry, Todd Brown, and Pardis C. Sabeti
Bilateral Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage in a Patient with Confirmed COVID-19, Rrita Daci, Megan Kennelly, Annie Ferris, Muhammad U. Azeem, Mark D. Johnson, Farid Hamzei-Sichani, Adalia H. Jun-O'Connell, and Sabareesh K. Natarajan
Letter: Safety Considerations for Neurosurgical Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Rrita Daci, Sabareesh K. Natarajan, and Mark D. Johnson
Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates, Joana Damas, Elinor K. Karlsson, and Harris A. Lewin
Broad Host Range of SARS-CoV-2 Predicted by Comparative and Structural Analysis of ACE2 in Vertebrates [preprint], Joana Damas, Elinor K. Karlsson, and Harris A. Lewin
Pharyngeal Antisepsis to Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia, Bruce L. Davidson, Victor F. Tapson, Richard S. Irwin, Cynthia L. French, C. Gregory Elliott, and Marcel Levi
Ethical Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Peter A. DePergola
Ischaemic stroke associated with COVID-19 and racial outcome disparity in North America, Adam A. Dmytriw, Anna L. Kuhn, and Ajit S. Puri
Non-Adherence Tree Analysis (NATA) - an adherence improvement framework: a COVID-19 case study [preprint], Ernest Edifor, Regina Brown, Paul Smith, and Rick Kossik
Commentary: Rethinking surgical protocols in the COVID-19 era, Daniel Engelman and Rakesh C. Arora
Ramping up Delivery of Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force, Daniel Engelman, Sylvain Lother, Isaac George, Gorav Ailawadi, Pavan Atluri, Michael C. Grant, Jonathan W. Haft, Ansar Hassan, Jean-Francois Legare, Glenn Whitman, and Rakesh C. Arora
Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery, Daniel T. Engelman, Sylvain Lother, Isaac George, Duane J. Funk, Gorav Ailawadi, Pavan Atluri, Michael C. Grant, Jonathan W. Haft, Ansar Hassan, Jean-Francois Legare, Glenn Whitman, Rakesh C. Arora, and Society of Thoracic Surgery COVID-19 Taskforce
Attitudes Toward a Potential SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: A Survey of U.S. Adults, Kimberly A. Fisher, Sarah Bloomstone, Jeremy Walder, Sybil L. Crawford, Hassan Fouayzi, and Kathleen M. Mazor
Accelerated Graduation and the Deployment of New Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Terence R. Flotte, Anne C. Larkin, Melissa A. Fischer, Sonia N. Chimienti, Deborah M. DeMarco, Pang-Yen Fan, and Michael F. Collins
Understanding the Impact of Teledermatology on No-Show Rates and Healthcare Accessibility: A Retrospective Chart Review, Ellen B. Franciosi, Alice J. Tan, Bina Kassamali, Daniel M. O'Connor, Medhi Rashighi, and Avery LaChance
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery recommendations for the care of emergent neurointerventional patients in the setting of covid-19, Justin F. Fraser and Ajit S. Puri
Election 2020: Comparison of the American College of Physicians' Vision for a Better U.S. Health Care System With the Presidential Candidates' Plans, Heather E. Gantzer, Jacqueline W. Fincher, William E. Fox, Gregory C. Kane, Thomas G. Cooney, George M. Abraham, and Rebecca Andrews
Reduction in ST-Segment Elevation Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Activations in the United States during COVID-19 Pandemic, Santiago Garcia, Mazen S. Albaghdadi, Perwaiz M. Meraj, Christian Schmidt, Ross Garberich, Farouc A. Jaffer, Simon Dixon, Jeffrey J. Rade, Mark Tannenbaum, Jenny Chambers, Paul P. Huang, and Timothy D. Henry
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on STEMI care: An expanded analysis from the United States, Santiago Garcia and Jeffrey J. Rade
Patients With SMI in the Age of COVID-19: What Psychiatrists Need to Know, Jeffrey L. Geller and Margarita Abi Zeid Daou
The radiologist empowerment through virtual multidisciplinary tumor boards: The commitment of oncologic care during COVID-19 pandemic, Nicolo Gennaro, Andrea Marrari, Alexia F. Bertuzzi, Luca Balzarini, Armando Santoro, and Letterio S. Politi
Stroke Care Trends During COVID-19 Pandemic in Zanjan Province, Iran. From the CASCADE Initiative: Statistical Analysis Plan and Preliminary Results, Abdoreza Ghoreishi, Brian Silver, and M. Reza Azarpazhooh
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department CT for suspected diverticulitis, Averi L. Gibson, Byron Y. Chen, Max P. Rosen, S. Nicolas Paez, and Hao S. Lo
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department CT for suspected diverticulitis: A natural experiment to explain patients’ and clinicians’ assessment of risk and willingness to undergo CT scanning? [preprint], Averi L. Gibson, Byron Y. Chen, Max P. Rosen, S. Nicolas Paez, and Hao S. Lo
We’re Here for You!, Sally A. Gore and Lamar Soutter Library
Palliative Care During Public Health Emergencies: Examples from the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kristina Gracey, Stephen A. Martin, and Jennifer Reidy
Searching for COVID-19 treatments: First, do no harm, Roy Guharoy and Edward Krenzelok
COVID-19, Postacute Care Preparedness, and Nursing Homes, Jerry H. Gurwitz
Nursing Homes, the Pandemic, and Caring Enough, Jerry H. Gurwitz and Alice F. Bonner
Adult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Tiered Patient Triage Guidance Statement, Jonathan W. Haft, Pavan Atluri, Gorav Alawadi, Daniel Engelman, Michael C. Grant, Ansar Hassan, Jean-Francois Legare, Glenn Whitman, and Rakesh C. Arora
Video Capsule Endoscopy as First Procedure for Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Approach to Minimizing Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and Conserving Resources, Shahrad Hakimian, Mark Hanscom, Matthew Petersile, Prashanth Rau, Anne Foley, and David R. Cave
Strategies and Resources for Maintaining Sobriety During COVID-19, Susan Halpin M.Ed.; Scott Pelletier M-CTTS, LADC11, CMA; John Monfredo MA, MSW, LCSW; Amy Nichols CARC, CPS; Michael Earielo; Joseph Tobin; Patricia Aussem; and Athena Haddon LADAC/CADAC
The impact of COVID-19 on individuals living with serious mental illness, Kareem Hamada and Xiaoduo Fan
COVID-19 and its Mimics: What the Radiologist Needs to Know, Sameer H. Hanfi, Tasneem K. Lalani, Amina Saghir, Lacey J. McIntosh, Hao S. Lo, and Hemang M. Kotecha
COVID-19 and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, Steven C. Hatch
COVID-19, Ebola, Spacesuits, and Infection Control: What PPE Does for HCWs, Steven C. Hatch
The Weight of the Crown, March 2020, David S. Hatem