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View article: Associations Between Different Types of Housing Insecurity and Future Emergency Department Use Among a Cohort of Emergency Department Patients
Associations Between Different Types of Housing Insecurity and Future Emergency Department Use Among a Cohort of Emergency Department Patients Open
Housing insecurity can take multiple forms, such as unaffordability, crowding, forced moves, multiple moves, and homelessness. Existing research has linked homelessness to increased emergency department (ED) use, but gaps remain in underst…
View article: Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Long-term Care Facility Staff With and Without Prior Infection in New York City, January–June 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Long-term Care Facility Staff With and Without Prior Infection in New York City, January–June 2021 Open
Background Evidence is accumulating of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine effectiveness among persons with prior severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Methods We evaluated the effect against incid…
View article: Delayed Recognition of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York City: A Descriptive Analysis of COVID-19 Illness Prior to 29 February 2020
Delayed Recognition of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York City: A Descriptive Analysis of COVID-19 Illness Prior to 29 February 2020 Open
Background On 30 January 2020, COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization. Almost a month later, on 29 February 2020, the first case in New York City (NYC) was diagnose…
View article: Reduced Odds of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection After Vaccination Among New York City Adults, July 2021–November 2021
Reduced Odds of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection After Vaccination Among New York City Adults, July 2021–November 2021 Open
Background Belief that vaccination is not needed for individuals with prior infection contributes to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy. Among individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SA…
View article: Pre-Pandemic COVID-19 in New York City: A descriptive analysis of COVID-19 illness prior to February 29, 2020
Pre-Pandemic COVID-19 in New York City: A descriptive analysis of COVID-19 illness prior to February 29, 2020 Open
Background On January 30, 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization. Almost a month later on February 29, 2020, the first case in New York City (NYC)…
View article: Built by epidemiologists for epidemiologists: an internal COVID-19 dashboard for real-time situational awareness in New York City
Built by epidemiologists for epidemiologists: an internal COVID-19 dashboard for real-time situational awareness in New York City Open
Objective New York City (NYC) experienced a large first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the spring of 2020, but the Health Department lacked tools to easily visualize and analyze incoming surveillance data to inform response…
View article: COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence — 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–December 25, 2021
COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence — 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–December 25, 2021 Open
Previous reports of COVID-19 case, hospitalization, and death rates by vaccination status† indicate that vaccine protection against infection, as well as serious COVID-19 illness for some groups, declined with the emergence of t…
View article: Covid-19 Rates by Time since Vaccination during Delta Variant Predominance
Covid-19 Rates by Time since Vaccination during Delta Variant Predominance Open
Our study suggests that protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection among all ages or death among older adults waned with increasing time since vaccination during a period of delta predominance. These results add to the evidence base that support…
View article: Reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations among New York City residents following age-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine eligibility: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations among New York City residents following age-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine eligibility: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design Open
To assess the vaccine effectiveness for community-dwelling New York City (NYC) residents following age-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine eligibility.
View article: Reduced Odds of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection after Vaccination among New York City Adults, June–August 2021
Reduced Odds of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection after Vaccination among New York City Adults, June–August 2021 Open
Background Belief in immunity from prior infection and concern that vaccines might not protect against new variants are contributors to vaccine hesitancy. We assessed effectiveness of full and partial COVID-19 vaccination against reinfecti…
View article: Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021
Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021 Open
COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection surveillance helps monitor trends in disease incidence and severe outcomes in fully vaccinated persons, including the impact of the highly transmissible B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant of SARS-CoV-2, the v…
View article: Reduced COVID-19 Hospitalizations among New York City Residents Following Age-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Eligibility: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Reduced COVID-19 Hospitalizations among New York City Residents Following Age-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Eligibility: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design Open
Background In clinical trials, several SARS-CoV-2 vaccines were shown to reduce risk of severe COVID-19 illness. Local, population-level, real-world evidence of vaccine effectiveness is accumulating. We assessed vaccine effectiveness for c…
View article: Population-Based Estimates of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–like Illness, COVID-19 Illness, and Rates of Case Ascertainment, Hospitalizations, and Deaths—Noninstitutionalized New York City Residents, March–April 2020
Population-Based Estimates of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–like Illness, COVID-19 Illness, and Rates of Case Ascertainment, Hospitalizations, and Deaths—Noninstitutionalized New York City Residents, March–April 2020 Open
Using a population-based, representative telephone survey, ~930 000 New York City residents had COVID-19 illness beginning 20 March–30 April 2020, a period with limited testing. For every 1000 persons estimated with COVID-19 illness, 141.8…
View article: Detection and genetic characterization of community-based SARS-CoV-2 infections – New York City, March 2020
Detection and genetic characterization of community-based SARS-CoV-2 infections – New York City, March 2020 Open
To limit introduction of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the United States restricted travel from China on February 2, 2020, and from Europe on March 13. To determine whether local transmission of SAR…
View article: Detection and Genetic Characterization of Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Infections — New York City, March 2020
Detection and Genetic Characterization of Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Infections — New York City, March 2020 Open
To limit introduction of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the United States restricted travel from China on February 2, 2020, and from Europe on March 13. To determine whether local transmission of SAR…
View article: Evaluating and implementing temporal, spatial, and spatio-temporal methods for outbreak detection in a local syndromic surveillance system
Evaluating and implementing temporal, spatial, and spatio-temporal methods for outbreak detection in a local syndromic surveillance system Open
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has operated an emergency department syndromic surveillance system since 2001, using temporal and spatial scan statistics run on a daily basis for cluster detection. Since the syste…
View article: Advancing the Use of Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance Data, New York City, 2012-2016
Advancing the Use of Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance Data, New York City, 2012-2016 Open
Introduction: The use of syndromic surveillance has expanded from its initial purpose of bioterrorism detection. We present 6 use cases from New York City that demonstrate the value of syndromic surveillance for public health response and …
View article: In Denial: Symptom Negation in New York City Emergency Department Chief Complaints
In Denial: Symptom Negation in New York City Emergency Department Chief Complaints Open
ObjectiveTo describe the effect of symptom negation in emergencydepartment (ED) chief complaint data received by the New York City(NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and todevise a solution to avoid syndrome and symptom …
View article: Refining Low Physical Activity Measurement Improves Frailty Assessment in Advanced Lung Disease and Survivors of Critical Illness
Refining Low Physical Activity Measurement Improves Frailty Assessment in Advanced Lung Disease and Survivors of Critical Illness Open
The DASI improves the construct and predictive validity of frailty assessment in adults with advanced lung disease or recent critical illness. This simple questionnaire should replace the more complex MLTA in assessing the frailty phenotyp…
View article: Race, Ethnicity, Health Insurance, and Mortality in Older Survivors of Critical Illness
Race, Ethnicity, Health Insurance, and Mortality in Older Survivors of Critical Illness Open
Objectives: To determine whether minority race or ethnicity is associated with mortality and mediated by health insurance coverage among older (≥ 65 yr old) survivors of critical illness. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting: Two …
View article: Plasma Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Plasma Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Open
Lower plasma sRAGE levels may be a biological measure of disease severity in IPF. Variation at the rs2070600 single-nucleotide polymorphism was not associated with IPF risk.
View article: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibodies and subclinical interstitial lung disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibodies and subclinical interstitial lung disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Open
RA-related autoimmunity is associated with both quantitative and qualitative subclinical ILD phenotypes on CT, particularly among ever smokers.
View article: High attenuation areas on chest computed tomography in community-dwelling adults: the MESA study
High attenuation areas on chest computed tomography in community-dwelling adults: the MESA study Open
Evidence suggests that lung injury, inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling precede lung fibrosis in interstitial lung disease (ILD). We examined whether a quantitative measure of increased lung attenuation on computed tomography…
View article: Short Stature and Access to Lung Transplantation in the United States. A Cohort Study
Short Stature and Access to Lung Transplantation in the United States. A Cohort Study Open
Short stature is associated with a lower rate of lung transplantation and higher rates of death and respiratory failure while awaiting transplantation. Efforts to ameliorate this disparity could include earlier referral and listing of shor…
View article: Using Syndromic Surveillance to Investigate Tattoo-Related Skin Infections in New York City
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Investigate Tattoo-Related Skin Infections in New York City Open
In response to two isolated cases of Mycobacterium chelonae infections in tattoo recipients where tap water was used to dilute ink, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted an investigation using Emergency …
View article: Building a Better Syndromic Surveillance System: the New York City Experience
Building a Better Syndromic Surveillance System: the New York City Experience Open
The New York City (NYC) syndromic surveillance system has been monitoring syndromes from city emergency department (ED) visits since 2001. We conducted an evaluation of statistical aberration detection methods currently in use in our syste…