Issue: Historically excluded patient populations-particularly racial, ethnic, and sexually and gender minoritized people-experience gross inequities in health, worsened by the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics. Culturally responsive communication (CRC) is a
CONCLUSION: Although COVID-19 had a profound impact on most patients, especially in the realm of breast cancer screening, the implementation of the SAVE program's strategies such as transitioning to an appointment-only system has helped minimize the
CONCLUSION: The responsiveness of studied hospitals to Corona patients was adequate. However, there was dissatisfaction with the lack of timely treatment and medication. Moreover, the most important dimension of responsiveness was dignity. Healthcare
Background: Although in the early pandemic period COVID-19 pathology among young children and infants was typically less severe compared with that observed among adults, this has not remained entirely consistent as severe acute respiratory syndrome
CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed PWE to harmful consequences mainly due to medical shortages and worse life states. During the pandemic, there were delays in the diagnosis of PWE, and doctors' prescription habits changed. We must consider
BACKGROUND: TB is an infectious disease with a worldwide impact. TB is closely associated with social and housing conditions, exerting a significant impact on the prison population, which is particularly susceptible to the disease. Evidence suggests
CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that political ideologies have influenced COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Brazilian municipalities, affecting communities inequitably. The politicization of vaccines is a new challenge for vaccine programs. Strategies
The thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RA) were recommended for primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) during the pandemic of COVID-19. However, the incidence of thrombocytosis and thrombosis was sporadically reported in the chronic immune
CONCLUSIONS: Specificity and negative predictive value were high in an asymptomatic population of care home staff indicating this test is an effective tool for identifying cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection during periods of high prevalence where