Mohammad Bilal
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Research Interests
Mohammad Bilal has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Ahmad Khan
Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, USA
1 shared publication - Haig Pakhchanian
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
1 shared publication - Khushnuma Alam
Department of Gastroenterology, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Science, Washington, USA
1 shared publication - Rahul Raiker
West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown WV USA
1 shared publication - Shailendra Singh
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
1 shared publication - Shyam Thakkar
Department of Digestive Diseases, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 23 August 2021
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Vol. 29 (4) , 5771-5776
Impact of COVID-19 on interest in hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases
An important gap of knowledge exists regarding the public interest in hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) diseases during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to understand the public interest in HPB diseases in the COVID-19 era. In this infodemiology study, we performed a comparative analysis of Google search volume of HPB terms in 2020–2021 and compared it to a similar time frame (2016–2019) in 3 periods to assess how trends in patient seeking behavior of HPB terms changed during the course of the pandemic in the USA and worldwide. Our analysis showed a substantial decrease in search volume of HPB diseases and procedure terms early in the pandemic. However, search volumes appeared to revert back to pre-pandemic years closer to the 1-year mark in USA and worldwide. Patients may have initially neglected HPB-related issues during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could lead to worse outcomes. While HPB-related terms reverted closer to pre-pandemic levels later in the pandemic, further research is needed to assess the long-term impacts.
- 23 August 2021
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Vol. 29 (4) , 5771-5776
Impact of COVID-19 on interest in hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases
An important gap of knowledge exists regarding the public interest in hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) diseases during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to understand the public interest in HPB diseases in the COVID-19 era. In this infodemiology study, we performed a comparative analysis of Google search volume of HPB terms in 2020–2021 and compared it to a similar time frame (2016–2019) in 3 periods to assess how trends in patient seeking behavior of HPB terms changed during the course of the pandemic in the USA and worldwide. Our analysis showed a substantial decrease in search volume of HPB diseases and procedure terms early in the pandemic. However, search volumes appeared to revert back to pre-pandemic years closer to the 1-year mark in USA and worldwide. Patients may have initially neglected HPB-related issues during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could lead to worse outcomes. While HPB-related terms reverted closer to pre-pandemic levels later in the pandemic, further research is needed to assess the long-term impacts.