Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine Journal Articles

• A Global Survey of ED Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic A survey of EDs provides insight into the emergency preparedness and practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, December 27, 2021
• Underfunded Public Health Workforce Imperils Global Health The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the risks of underfunding public health infrastructure. Greater investment is urgently needed to effectively meet critical needs across the globe.
  Nursing Economics, December 21, 2021
• Mental Health Worsening Among Children During COVID-19 Children and adolescents have been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how to identify the risk factors associated with worsening of mental health in this population.
  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, December 20, 2021
• Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Among Disabled Adults While adults with a disability reported less hesitancy to getting vaccinated, this report reveals that COVID-19 vaccination was lower among U.S. adults with a disability than among those without.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 15, 2021
• Foodborne Infections Caused During the COVID-19 Pandemic What might explain the significant decrease in foodborne infections during the COVID-19 pandemic--the first decline in many years?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 08, 2021
• COVID-19-Related Stress on Physicians This survey aimed to assess physician's perceived stressors associated with providing COVID-19 care. Which actions were most useful in reducing stress under these circumstances?
  Southern Medical Journal, December 02, 2021
• Update on Female Urethral Reconstruction Get up-to-date on the most recent developments in the management of female urethral reconstruction.
  Current Opinion in Urology, November 19, 2021
• Long-Term Symptoms Among Adults Tested for SARS-CoV-2 How prevalent are long-term symptoms, lasting more than four weeks, in persons who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 19, 2021
• Impact of Statewide Policies to Reduce Spread of SARS-CoV-2 How well do statewide social distancing and masking policies help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 09, 2021
• COVID-19 Pandemic Origins: Bioweapons and Laboratory Leaks Controversy continues regarding the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Was it developed as a bioweapon or accidentally released from a lab? Read why the author believes not in this commentary.
  Southern Medical Journal, August 23, 2021
• Emergency Airway Management in the Time of COVID-19 While high complication rates are associated with tracheal intubation of the critically ill, a recent report reveals that intubation of patients with COVID-19 has had high rates of first-pass success.
  Anesthesiology, August 18, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reported to CDC How common are breakthrough COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated individuals -- and what are the public health implications?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 16, 2021
• Addressing Disparities in COVID-19 Among School-Aged Children This article suggests community-based strategies that can be used to address health disparities and educational inequities among minority children which were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, July 30, 2021
• Anxiety or Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic This report describes trends in the percentage of adults with symptoms of an anxiety or a depressive disorder and those who sought mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 14, 2021
• Lessons Learned for Trauma Preparedness and Responses What have we learned about preparedness and the delivery of trauma care during a pandemic?
  Annals of Surgery, June 07, 2021
• SARS-CoV-2 Transmission After Mitigation Strategy at a School This report confirms that a comprehensive mitigation strategy, including frequent testing and universal masking, is effective at preventing outbreaks in in-person high school settings.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 26, 2021
• Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Blood Supply in the U.S. The article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood supply and its implications. How can we be better prepared for the next disruption in blood supply due to a public health emergency?
  American Journal of Public Health, April 30, 2021
• Changes in Suicide Rates -- United States, 2018-2019 Suicide rates declined in 2019, an encouraging statistic after 13 consecutive years of rate increases.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 28, 2021
• Demographics of Persons Initially Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Have there been racial and ethnic disparities in the initial month of COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S.? This analysis underscores the need for more complete reporting of race and ethnicity data.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 12, 2021
• Disparities in Prevalence of Stress, Worry During COVID-19 This report highlights the need to address psychosocial stressors, mental health conditions, and substance misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for some racial and ethnic minority groups.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 09, 2021