CONCLUSIONS: Kidney involvement on admission was an independent predictor for death or transfer to ICU among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The presence of chronic kidney disease could be regarded as a relevant factor in risk stratification for
The control and prevention of infection in emergency departments (EDs) remains challenging because of the complexity of the environment and the consistently high attendance in many EDs. Emergency nurses play an essential role in infection prevention
CONCLUSIONS: The FLCBA as an integral primary health care delivery package is an efficient and effective variant of DSD for conflict settings; however it requires bravery of health care providers.
CONCLUSIONS: Relative to pre-pandemic, poorer psychosocial outcomes and worsened health behaviors were observed across all time points, with values worse at the baseline and 12-month time points when COVID-19 surges were highest. While COVID-19
Diabetes is a significant risk factor for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity, poor prognosis, and mortality. Uncontrolled hyperglycaemia is associated with impaired innate and adaptive immunity predisposing to severe infection. In addition
Globally, 28.4 million non-emergent ('elective') surgical procedures have been deferred during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective breast- or colorectal cancer (CRC) procedure backlogs and
CONCLUSION: SARS-CoV-2 reinfections increased during Omicron predominance. Hybrid immunity provides protection against reinfection and associated severe COVID-19, with potential benefit from heterologous booster schedules.
The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic characteristics that affect job stress and job satisfaction in 454 healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, midwives, technicians, and other healthcare personnel) working with COVID-19
CONCLUSION: People making decisions along the criminal legal continuum are critical to illuminating the dynamic, inter-related contexts that facilitate and frustrate attempts to address defendants' mental health needs while balancing considerations