Regular Health Screenings and Immunizations Are Essential, Despite COVID-19

COVID-19 and Power in Global Health

Political scientists bring important tools to the analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly a focus on the crucial role of power in global health politics. We delineate different kinds of power at play during the COVID-19 crisis, showing how a dearth of compulsory, institutional, and epistemic power undermined global cooperation and fuel...

Quality developmental screenings are essential to quality surveillance.

Quality Developmental Screenings Are Essential to Quality Surveillance There is much to praise in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Clinical Report, “Motor Delays: Early Identification and Evaluation” (Pediatrics. 2013;131:e2016– e2027). The expert panel provided helpful guidance, useful resources, and placed invaluable emphasis on a 48-month visit to evaluate fine motor and other skills esse...

Are Children Less Susceptible To COVID-19? A Case Series

Background The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 [2019-nCoV]) is the origin of several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. According to the reported data, children are less common to be infected by COVID-19. Besides, their mortality rate is almost zero. Case Presentation In this article, we investigated six childr...

Continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a letter to editor

Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemics are associated with significant and destructive national and global impacts on health, economy, society, and security. COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse economic consequences on the whole population. This is while the elderly and those with comorbidities, the economically disadvantaged and ethnic minorities were at increased risk of viral infection. Moreover, the mortality rate an...