Current Research

COVID-19 Published Articles by UAB Faculty

Understanding COVID-19 susceptibility and presentation based on its underlying physiology May 18, 2022
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Shama Ahmad
Telephone-based support for physical activity: Results and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic May 18, 2022
Physical activity is essential to maintain physical and mental well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person physical activity opportunities were limited. This paper describes a telephone-based physical activity support strategy among racially/ethnically diverse patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adult patients at a large, Federally Qualified Health Center with an on-site exercise facility referral were eligible to […]
Kelly R Ylitalo
Implementing Full Practice Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: A Case for Mitigating Critical Mental Health Services May 17, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some perverse health disparities that we know have long existed in the United States. Disparities related to access, affordability, and cultural appropriateness of care cannot be overemphasized. More importantly, disparities related to provider shortages continue to contribute to adverse patient outcomes, particularly in rural areas and other socioeconomically deprived communities. […]
Johnny R Tice
Attitudes toward telemedicine among urban and rural residents May 17, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Adoption of telemedicine by healthcare facilities has dramatically increased since the start of coronavirus pandemic; yet, major differences exist in universal acceptance of telemedicine across different population groups. The goal of this study was to examine population-based factors associated with current and/or future use of telemedicine in Alabama.
Meghan Tipre
Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic Had No Discernable Impact on Risk of Elder Abuse and Neglect Among Dementia Family Caregivers: A Daily Diary Study May 17, 2022
There is widespread concern that elder abuse and neglect (EAN) incidents increased during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic due in part to increases in risk factors. Initial reports relying on administrative systems such as adult protective services records produced mixed results regarding whether or not there was a change in EAN incidents. Using data […]
Carolyn E Z Pickering
A comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 review, Part 1: Intracellular overdrive for SARS-CoV-2 infection May 16, 2022
COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, has claimed approximately 5 million lives and 257 million cases reported globally. This virus and disease have significantly affected people worldwide, whether directly and/or indirectly, with a virulent pathogen that continues to evolve as we race to learn how to prevent, control, or cure COVID-19. The focus of this […]
David A Jamison
NSAID use and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: a 38-center retrospective cohort study May 15, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: Study interpretation is limited by the observational design. Recording of NSAID use may have been incomplete. Our study demonstrates that NSAID use is not associated with increased COVID-19 severity, all-cause mortality, invasive ventilation, AKI, or ECMO in COVID-19 inpatients. A conservative interpretation in light of the quantitative bias analysis is that there is no […]
Justin T Reese
Educational Impact of #IDJClub, a Twitter-Based Infectious Diseases Journal Club May 14, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: #IDJClub is an effective virtual journal club, providing an engaging, open-access tool for critical literature appraisal that overcomes several barriers to traditional journal club participations while fostering connectedness within the global ID community.
Ilan S Schwartz
The Digital Classroom: How to Leverage Social Media for Infectious Diseases Education May 14, 2022
Social media (SoMe) platforms have been increasingly used by infectious diseases (ID) learners and educators in recent years. This trend has only accelerated with the changes brought to our educational spaces by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Given the increasingly diverse SoMe landscape, educators may find themselves struggling with how to effectively use these tools. […]
Saman Nematollahi
Anesthesiology Articles Published in 2020: A Review and Characterization of COVID-19 Versus Non-COVID-19 Publications in Top Anesthesiology Journals May 13, 2022
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on the practice of medicine worldwide, particularly in anesthesiology. As the clinical realm has rapidly adjusted to the realities of the pandemic, anesthesiology literature has also changed significantly to reflect this. The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Jamal K Egbaria
Oral MucoRice-CTB vaccine for safety and microbiota-dependent immunogenicity in humans: a phase 1 randomised trial May 11, 2022
BACKGROUND: There are an estimated 1·3-4·0 million cases of cholera and 20 000-140 000 cholera-related deaths worldwide each year. The rice-based cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) vaccine, MucoRice-CTB, is an oral candidate vaccine that does not require a cold chain, has shown efficacy in animal models, and could be of benefit in places where there […]
Yoshikazu Yuki
Clinical progress note: AHA ACLS/PALS/NRP updates and cardiac arrest management in the time of COVID-19 May 10, 2022
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Jessica Nave
COVID-19 in pediatric kidney transplantation: a follow-up report of the Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative May 10, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the increase in testing and positive tests over this study period, the incidence of allograft loss or death related to COVID-19 remained extremely low, with allograft loss or death each occurring in < 1% of COVID-19-positive patients and in less than < 0.1% of all transplant patients within the IROC cohort. A higher […]
Charles Varnell
The perceived work environment and well-being-a survey of emergency healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic May 9, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: We found a strong association between a perceived adverse working environment and poor mental health, particularly when organizational support was deemed inadequate. Targeted strategies to promote better perceptions of the workplace are needed.
Janice Blanchard
Harvest for Health, a Randomized Controlled Trial testing a Home-Based, Vegetable Gardening Intervention among Older Cancer Survivors across Alabama: An Analysis of Accrual and Modifications made in Intervention Delivery and Assessment during COVID-19 May 9, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: This RCT will provide evidence on the effects of a mentored vegetable gardening program among older cancer survivors. If efficacious, Harvest for Health represents a novel, multifaceted approach to improve lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes among cancer survivors - one with capacity for sustainability and widespread dissemination.
Jennifer R Bail
Better together: Coalitions committed to advancing health equity May 3, 2022
The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report identifies coalitions as a driving force for advancing health equity. Five coalitions provided insight into their accomplishments, lessons learned, and role in advancing health equity. The exemplar coalitions included Latinx Advocacy Team and Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19, Black Coalition Against COVID, Camden Coalition, National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse […]
Sharron J Crowder
Editorial: Risk of COVID-19 Transmission to Oral Healthcare Providers and Their Patients May 2, 2022
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Marilynn L Rothen
An advanced endothelial murine HFpEF model: eNOS is critical for angiotensin 1-7 rescue of the diabetic phenotype April 30, 2022
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Mahmoud Gheblawi
Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis in Children Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Phase 2 Trial April 29, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: Among children hospitalized for COVID-19, thromboprophylaxis with twice-daily enoxaparin appears safe and warrants further investigation to assess efficacy.
Anthony A Sochet
Durability of mRNA-1273 against COVID-19 in the time of Delta: Interim results from an observational cohort study April 28, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: These interim results provide continued evidence for protection of 2 doses of mRNA-1273 against SARS-CoV-2 infection over 8 months post-vaccination and during the Delta period, and against COVID-19 hospitalization and hospital death.
Ana Florea