Prescription fill patterns for benzodiazepine and opioid drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.  de Dios C, Fernandes BS, Whalen K, Bandewar S, Suchting R, Weaver MF, Selvaraj S.  Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Nov 17;229(Pt…

Psychische Gesundheit der erwachsenen Bevölkerung in Deutschland während der COVID-19-Pandemie - Journal of Health Monitoring S7/2021 Der vorliegende Rapid Review untersucht, wie sich die psychische Gesundheit von Erwachsenen in der Allgemeinbevölk…

Emerging socio-economic disparities in COVID-19-related deaths during the second pandemic wave in Germany.  Hoebel J, Michalski N, Diercke M, Hamouda O, Wahrendorf M, Dragano N, Nowossadeck E.  Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 29;113:344-346…

Must This Swab Go That Far Up Your Nose to Test for Covid? Some testers gently swab the front of your nostril and send you on your way. Others dig deep, bringing the pain. What’s the gold standard? (New York Times, USA, 18.11.2021) https://www.nyt…

Millions of helpline calls reveal how COVID affected mental health Data from almost 20 countries suggest that many callers were anxious and lonely rather than experiencing abuse or suicidal impulses. (Nature News, 17.11.2021) https://www.nature.co…

Association of human immunodeficiency virus infection with outcomes among adults hospitalized with COVID-19.  Durstenfeld MS, Sun K, Ma Y, Rodriguez F, Secemsky EA, Parikh RV, Hsue PY.  AIDS. 2021 Nov 8. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003129…