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4.2 billion people are living without access to safely managed sanitation, putting them at increased risk of catching a host of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, cholera, and typhoid. On this year’s World Toilet Day, which is marked on 19

After experiencing an interruption to in-person, on campus learning due to COVID-19, students, faculty and staff of post-secondary education institutions should expect in-person, on-campus learning to resume this fall. During the 2020-21 school year

Given that the airway epithelium is the initial site of infection, study of primary human airway epithelial cells (AEC) infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be crucial to improved understanding of viral

Frequent hand hygiene is one of the steps recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help prevent illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the general public, the recommendation is to use soap and water and, if water is

CONCLUSIONS: This systematic survey of more than 1000 patients with rare systemic autoimmune diseases reports a low prevalence of proven SARS-CoV-2 infection and very rare severe infections, probably related to good compliance with prophylactic

Abstract Aims To determine the incidence and risk factors associated with peripherally inserted central catheter‐related thrombosis (PICC‐RT) in patients with lung cancer. Design A retrospective cross‐sectional design. Methods Patients with lung

COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory infection. This disease affected the healthcare system globally due to its complications related to vascular morbidity and mortality. There is a pathophysiological connection between COVID-19 and deep vein

CONCLUSIONS: Gender and generation appeared to be the most consistent risk factor for higher levels of generalized anxiety and PTSD symptoms in the current pandemic. Other variables - such as information seeking behaviours, parental and marriage

Federal medical stations (FMS) and alternative care sites are used to provide surge capability and capacity for short-term inpatients with healthcare needs that cannot be accommodated or provided for in a general shelter or general acute care