CONCLUSION: The gross income of patients attended in Spanish public health system hospital emergency departments, estimated according to a patient's address and postal code, was associated with in-hospital mortality, which was higher for patients
Moral distress has emerged as a significant concern for critical care nurses, particularly due to the complex and demanding care provided to critically ill patients in critical care units. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new ethical
Despite successfully implementing the Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine (HPVV) program, Saskatchewan (SK) struggled to improve HPVV uptake rates. This suboptimal uptake of HPVV with a status quo of HPV-linked cervical cancer incidence rate is mainly
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) XBB lineages have achieved dominance worldwide and keep on evolving. Convergent evolution of XBB lineages on the receptor-binding domain (RBD) L455F and F456L is observed, resulting in
CONCLUSION: Psychological, physical, and sexual violence perpetrated by the intimate partner during the pandemic presented high magnitude among women living in Vitória. Sociodemographic, behavioral factors, and personal and maternal experiences of
CONCLUSIONS: Reliable internet and plans for efficient time management, post-EQA virtual laboratory follow-up assessments are an effective alternative when conducting onsite evaluation is infeasible as observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, although
CONCLUSIONS: Rituximab dosed for B cell repopulation results in fewer clinical relapses than when dosed for a rise in ANCA level in maintenance of remission for ANCA vasculitis. Overall safety was equivalent; SAEs due to COVID-19 and rituximab
CONCLUSIONS: Our study supports significant individual-level heterogeneity in the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on long-term sick-leave, with age, sex, high BMI, and depression identified as key factors. Efforts to curb the PCC burden should