CONCLUSION: Cholecystectomy case volume significantly increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, possibly secondary to increases in childhood obesity. Future studies are needed to determine whether this increased frequency of pediatric
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seriously threatens public health safety and the global economy, which warrant effective prophylactic and therapeutic approaches. Currently, vaccination and establishment of immunity have significantly reduced the
The COVID-19 pandemic has had many traumatic consequences for the physical and psychological functioning of children and adolescents. Internet-based interventions can reach a large audience and be a potentially powerful resource for promoting well
CONCLUSION: This survey is the first to investigate stress, job burn-out and well-being levels among local GPs in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curbing stress and job burn-out levels and ensuring well-being among GPs could be achieved by
The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on socioeconomic disparities in mammography uptake remain poorly understood. We used repeated cross-sectional data from the 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 waves of the Behavioral Risk Factor
CONCLUSIONS: The study concludes that strength use is positively related to PTG in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic through the mediating roles of self-efficacy and optimism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
Delaying and forgoing medical care intensifies the health disparities and unmet needs people with disabilities already face. While many people with disabilities were at high risk for COVID-19, less is known about their access to medical care during
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in widespread anxiety, fear and depression, yet focussing only on these negative issues may obscure the opportunity to promote positivity and resilience. Traumatic events can often result in positive life changes
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that caused a pandemic after reportedly emerging from Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Different types of COVID-19 vaccines such as viral vectors, mRNA, and inactivated vaccines have been produced since