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This study compares surgery volumes for fractures of the neck of the femur (FNF) and hip replacements during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years. Historical (2018-2019) and pandemic (2020-2021) surgery rates for...

To examine the frequency of, and risk factors for, disease flare following COVID-19 vaccination in patients with systemic rheumatic disease (SRD).An international study was conducted from April 2 to August 16, 2021, using an...

To explore interventions and coping strategies used to treat the psychological symptoms associated with compassion fatigue among nurses.The rapid transmission of infectious diseases (e.g., COVID-19) has put nurses, around the...

Vaccination delivery and efforts to counter vaccine hesitancy have become focal issues for family medicine teams as the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved. Conducting action research, our team developed an interactive web-based guide...

The risk of COVID-19 in those with chronic pain is unknown. We investigated whether self-reported chronic pain was associated with COVID-19 hospitalisation or mortality. UK Biobank recruited 502,624 participants aged 37-73 years...

There is a substantial unmet need for effective therapies to treat patients with refractory dry eye disease (DED). The goal of this open-label pilot study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of repository corticotropin...

This special issue of Biomedical Journal provides the reader with articles concerning the latest understanding of Tourette syndrome (TS), the relation to genetic predisposition, defects in the dopaminergic system, and related...

Although the impact of epilepsy on expressive language is heavily discussed, researched, and scientifically grounded, a limited volume of research points in the opposite direction. What about the causal relationship between...

A time span of 60 years covers the detection of catecholamines in the brain, their function in movement and correlation to Parkinson’s disease (PD). The clinical findings that orally given L-DOPA can alleviate or even...

During a COVID-19 outbreak in the congregate shelter system in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a healthcare team provided an emergency “safe supply” of medications and alcohol to facilitate isolation in COVID-19 hotel...

To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and screening equity among eligible children presenting for well-child care in a large primary care pediatric network, we compared...

The use of virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies has been approved in fragile populations, including kidney transplant recipients, who are at risk of developing severe COVID-19. Sotrovimab is the only currently available...

Since the report of the first case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019, several associated thrombotic complications have been reported, mainly venous thromboembolic events, and myocardial infarctions, in addition...

Roxadustat and other hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (HIF-PHIs) have recently been approved for the treatment of chronic renal anemia. In macrophages and monocytes, the activation of HIF-1 by...

Concerns regarding the autoimmune safety of COVID-19 vaccines may negatively impact vaccine uptake. We aimed to describe the incidence of autoimmune conditions following BNT162b2 and CoronaVac vaccination and compare these with...