Featured Journal Content – JAMA Network: COVID-19 Update May 2, 2020

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Featured Journal Content – JAMA Network: COVID-19 Update May 2, 2020

 

JAMA
Research
Variation in COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths Across New York City Boroughs
Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil; Priya Wadhera, MD, MS; Prakriti Gaba, MD; et al

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Residents of a Large Homeless Shelter in Boston
Travis P. Baggett, MD, MPH; Harrison Keyes, MPAS, PA-C; Nora Sporn, MA, MPH; et al
Exposure to a Surrogate Measure of Contamination From Simulated Patients by Emergency Department Personnel Wearing Personal Protective Equipment
Oren Feldman, MD; Michal Meir, MD; Danielle Shavit, BSc; et al

Second-Trimester Miscarriage in a Pregnant Woman With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
David Baud, MD, PhD; Gilbert Greub, MD, PhD; Guillaume Favre, MD; et al

 

News & Insight
Testing an Old Therapy Against a New Disease: Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19
Rita Rubin, MA

Public Health Measures and the Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2
Thomas V. Inglesby, MD

Twentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic
Angel Desai, MD, MPH

 

Opinion
Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community: Face Shields and Containment of COVID-19
Eli N. Perencevich, MD, MS; Daniel J. Diekema, MD, MS; Michael B. Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA

COVID-19 and Risks Posed to Personnel During Endotracheal Intubation
David N. Weissman, MD; Marie A. de Perio, MD; Lewis J. Radonovich Jr, MD

The Potential Effects of Coronavirus on National Health Expenditures
Sherry Glied, PhD; Helen Levy, PhD

The Business of Medicine in the Era of COVID-19
David M. Cutler, PhD; Sayeh Nikpay, PhD; Robert S. Huckman, PhD

 

Humanities
Lost Space
Renata Thronson, MD

 

JAMA Health Forum
Opinion
Hospital-at-Home to Support COVID-19 Surge—Time to Bring Down the Walls?
Shantanu Nundy, MD, MBA; Kavita K. Patel, MD, MSHS

COVID-19 Reveals Urgent Need to Strengthen the World Health Organization
Lawrence O. Gostin, JD

Data and Policy Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Utibe R. Essien, MD, MPH; Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD

 

JAMA Internal Medicine
Research
Internet Searches for Unproven COVID-19 Therapies in the United States
Michael Liu, AB; Theodore L. Caputi, MPH; Mark Dredze, PhD; et al

Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan and Risk at Different Exposure Periods Before and After Symptom Onset
Hao-Yuan Cheng, MD, MSc; Shu-Wan Jian, DVM, MPH; Ding-Ping Liu, PhD; et al

 

Opinion
The Risks of Prescribing Hydroxychloroquine for Treatment of COVID-19—First, Do No Harm
Colette DeJong, MD; Robert M. Wachter, MD

COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails in the United States
Laura Hawks, MD; Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH; Danny McCormick, MD, MPH

Contact Tracing, Testing, and Control of COVID-19—Learning From Taiwan
Robert Steinbrook, MD

 

JAMA Cardiology
Research
Risk of QT Interval Prolongation Associated With Use of Hydroxychloroquine With or Without Concomitant Azithromycin Among Hospitalized Patients Testing Positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Nicholas J. Mercuro, PharmD, BCIDP; Christina F. Yen, MD; David J. Shim, MD, PhD; et al

Assessment of QT Intervals in a Case Series of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Treated With Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination With Azithromycin in an Intensive Care Unit
Francis Bessière, MD, PhD; Hugo Roccia, MD; Antoine Delinière, MD; et al

 

Opinion
Hydroxychloroquine, Coronavirus Disease 2019, and QT Prolongation
Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS; Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS; Mintu Turakhia, MD, MAS
JAMA Psychiatry

 

Clinical Review & Education
Mental Health in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Emergency—The Italian Response
Giovanni de Girolamo, MD; Giancarlo Cerveri, MD; Massimo Clerici, MD; et al

 

JAMA Surgery
Opinion
Rapid Development of Resident-Led Procedural Response Teams to Support Patient Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epidemic: A Surgical Workforce Activation Team
Barbara E. Coons, MD; Sophia F. Tam, MD; Shunpei Okochi, MD

To Face Coronavirus Disease 2019, Surgeons Must Embrace Palliative Care
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc; Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS

 

JAMA Dermatology
Clinical Review & Education
Digitate Papulosquamous Eruption Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
Adrien Sanchez, MD; Pierre Sohier, MD, PhD; Sarah Benghanem, MD; et al

Petechial Skin Rash Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
Borja Diaz-Guimaraens, MD; Miguel Dominguez-Santas, MD; Ana Suarez-Valle, MD; et al

 

Opinion
How Dermatologists Can Learn and Contribute at the Leading Edge of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Lauren M. Madigan, MD; Robert G. Micheletti, MD; Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Leveraging COVID-19–Inspired Changes to Advance Otolaryngology—Here to Stay
Samir S. Khariwala, MD, MS; Heather M. Weinreich, MD, MPH; Edward D. McCoul, MD, MPH; et al

 

Research
Negative-Pressure Aerosol Cover for COVID-19 Tracheostomy
J. Tyler Bertroche, MD; Patrik Pipkorn, MD, MSCI; Paul Zolkind, MD; et al

Pediatric Microlaryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy in the COVID-19 Era
Katherine Pollaers, MBBS, MSurg; Hayley Herbert, MBchB; Shyan Vijayasekaran, MBBS

A Simple Technique for Droplet Control During Mastoid Surgery
Jeffrey D. Carron, MD; Lauren S. Buck, MD; Claude F. Harbarger, MD; et al
Opinion