This study aimed to evaluate the patients’ satisfaction with using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service to provide primary health care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.A cross-sectional survey […]
Recombinant Human Thymosin Beta-4 Protects against Mouse Coronavirus Infection.
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped and harbor an unusually large (30-32 kb) positive-strand linear RNA genome. Highly pathogenic coronaviruses cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2) and Middle East respiratory […]
An Overview of Telehealth in Total Joint Arthroplasty.
With the increase in technological advances over the years, telehealth services in orthopedic surgery have gained in popularity, yet adoption among surgeons has been slow. With the onset of the […]
SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test: High sensitivity to detect infectious virus.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid, cost effective and easy-to-use diagnostic tools for SARS-CoV-2 infections that can be used in point of care settings to limit disease […]
Automated detection of COVID-19 from CT scan using convolutional neural network.
Under the prevailing circumstances of the global pandemic of COVID-19, early diagnosis and accurate detection of COVID-19 through tests/screening and, subsequently, isolation of the infected people would be a proactive […]
Changes in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality in hospitalised adults in England over the first seven months of the pandemic: An observational study using administrative data.
Previous research by our team identified factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 in England between March and May 2020. The aim of the current […]
Clinical course of patients on maintenance hemodialysis and COVID-19: a retrospective longitudinal study.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerges as a global pandemic and there is a lack of evidence about the clinical course and outcome of patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Here we […]
Coping strategies and mental health trajectories during the first 21 weeks of COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom.
The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is well evidenced. However, there is little research on how individuals’ coping strategies were related to changes in mental health […]
COVID-19 and regional shifts in Swiss retail payments.
This paper analyzes card payments to the retail sector in Switzerland during the COVID-19 crisis. We provide evidence on aggregate effects and regional shifts. Pronounced shifts-which persisted post-lockdown-can be observed […]
Dataset for Longitudinal Evaluation of the Abbott ARCHITECT SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG Assays in a Pediatric Population Divided by Age.
SARS-CoV-2 infection in children does not seem to follow the same pattern as in adults. Limited information is published on the level of antibody production and the duration of antibody […]