Association of Maternal Perinatal SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Neonatal Outcomes During the COVID-19Pandemic in Massachusetts. The incidence of mother-to-newborn SARS-CoV-2 transmission appears low and may be associated with biological and social factors. However, data are limited on the factors associated with neonatal clinical or viral testing outcomes. To ascertain the percentage of neonates
January 2018 to December 2021, pausing during the COVID-19pandemic, at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in 106 patients with alcohol-responsive (EtOH+) and alcohol-non-responsive (EtOH-) LD (53 to receive 1.5g of sodium oxybate first, 53 to receive matching placebo first). The primary outcome was a change from baseline in LD symptom severity 40 minutes after drug intake. Safety was based on vital signs
Lessons Learned: The Varied Responses of Massachusetts' Local Health Departments During the COVID-19Pandemic. Massachusetts' decentralized public health model holds tightly to its founding principle of home rule and a board of health system established in 1799. Consequently, Massachusetts has more local health departments (n = 351) than any other state. During COVID-19, each health department literacy. We tracked the frequency and content of local board of health meetings using minutes and agendas; we rated the quality of COVID-19 communications on town Web sites. The first 6 months of the COVID-19pandemic in Massachusetts: March-August 2020. Health directors and agents in 10 south-central Massachusetts municipalities, identified as the point of contact by the Academic Public Health Corps