October 10, 2020

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Optimizing Communication in Schools and Other Settings During COVID-19

Many families have expressed concerns that their children, especially those with hearing loss, will experience greater difficulties in speech understanding when teachers and other students wear masks. In this emergency edition, authors outline 10 potential solutions to optimize the communication abilities of children with hearing loss amid the pandemic.

Severe COVID-19 is a Microvascular Disease

Researchers propose that severe COVID-19 is a microvascular disease in which coronavirus infection activates endothelial cells, triggering exocytosis, a rapid vascular response that drives microvascular inflammation and thrombosis.

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, COVID-19, and the Renin-Angiotensin System

Pressing needs and best research practices are reviewed in this new article.

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Barrier Devices, Intubation, and Aerosol Mitigation Strategies: PPE in the Time of COVID-19

Observations imply that intubation boxes and sheets may reduce HCW exposure to droplets, but they both may merely redirect aerosolized particles, potentially resulting in increased exposure to aerosols in certain circumstances.

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Meeting the Rehabilitation and Support Needs of Patients With Breast Cancer During COVID-19

Telerehabilitation and interactive Web-based education formats provide an alternative to in-person breast cancer rehabilitation care during COVID-19 and have potential application for improving delivery of care to underserved populations and in other types of cancer.

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SPECIAL JBI COLLECTION

Get free access to premier JBI evidence-based point-of-care resources designed to inform and guide your decision making with a focus on infection prevention and control measures, and mental health and well- being.

STAY UPDATED BETWEEN WEEKLY BRIEFINGS

Below are our additional COVID-19 resources to keep you informed.

COVID-19 Briefing Archive

COVID-19 Resources on Ovid®

Wolters Kluwer COVID-19 Health Resources

COVID-19 Resources for Nurses

Expanding Paid Sick Leave as a Public Health Tool in the Covid-19 Pandemic

A letter to the Editor

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Survey: Working Neurologist-Parents’ Challenges in the COVID-19 Era

Our worldwide surveys will focus on targeted questions for healthcare providers in neurology ranging from hot topics in clinical practice to contemporary issues in work/life balance and blind spots in topics of inclusion, equity, and diversity.

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This COVID-19 Life: With 2 Neurologists in the Same Household, It’s Double the Juggle

Neurology Today® caught up with six neurologist couples to hear how the pandemic has impacted dual neurologist families and how they have managed during this crisis.

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The Social Threats of COVID-19 for People With Chronic Pain

The authors draw attention to the potential for social and systemic changes associated with attempts to contain the spread of COVID-19 to precipitate, maintain, and exacerbate pain by increasing the social threats faced by individuals with chronic pain.

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Surprise Billing in Surgical Care Episodes: Overview, Ethical Concerns, and Policy Solutions in Light of COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has intensified public concern about surprise billing due to hospital triage protocols and staffing shortages that increase exposure to Out of Network facilities and providers.

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Robotic Surgery in the COVID-19 Era: Urologists Take on the Challenges

Robotic surgery plays a major role in modern management of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and other conditions treated by urologists. But it also poses some special challenges as hospitals resume elective surgery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Problems and solutions facing urologic robotic surgery in the era of COVID-19 are reviewed in this special article.

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