PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

INTRODUCTION: Progress toward hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination is impeded by low testing and treatment due to the current diagnostic pathway requiring multiple visits leading to loss to follow-up. Point-of-care testing technologies capable of

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CONCLUSIONS: The virtual intergenerational intervention to befriending reduced boredom and loneliness in older adults and enhanced positive attitude and confidence in university students. Students helped older adults to develop digital skills on the

Since the turn of the millennium, the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has continued to challenge. Changes in clinical presentation, severity of disease, descriptions of new risk factors and the occurrence of outbreaks all

CONCLUSION: A signal of insulin hoarding was detected early in the COVID-19 pandemic. A temporary regulation, reducing dispensing to a maximum supply of 3 months was rapidly implemented. A shortage of vitally important prescribed medicines was

CONCLUSIONS: Poor sleep quality may play an important role in exacerbating the alarming stress-induced mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research is necessary to understand the underlying sleep dynamics and associated

After the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has undergone a dynamic evolution driven by the acquisition of genetic modifications, resulting in several variants that are

Overcrowding and extended waiting times in the emergency department (ED) can pose a significant risk of COVID-19 transmission from patients to healthy individuals. In 2017, the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) introduced a visual triage system (VTS)

CONCLUSION: Results highlight the need for improving communication about and access to mental health services in higher education Recommendations and implications for policy and support services are provided.

CONCLUSION: Severe acute COVID-19 requiring V-V ECMO persistently impairs small airway function and reduces respiratory tissue elasticity, primarily attributed to lung restriction. These findings also suggest that even severe pulmonary pathologies of