PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

The neonatal microbiome includes all the microorganisms living within or on the surface of the newborn, as well as their genes (i.e., bacteria, fungi, and viruses), which are composed mainly of bacteria. The majority of these microorganisms reside in

CONCLUSIONS: Digital syndromic surveillance systems based on already established PHC databases may add time to preparedness and response to emerging epidemics.

CONCLUSION: The outcomes of the study were able to identify the lifestyle changes of Hong Kong older adults due to COVID-19. Although the present study is not regarded as novel internationally, it may be representative of the Hong Kong community. In

BACKGROUND: U.S. data on opioid prescribing by dentists are limited to 2019. More recent data are needed to understand the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on dental opioid prescribing, characterize current practices, and determine if dental opioid

The Public Health Leadership program administered by the Public Health Branch at the Regional Municipality of York, ON, focused on enhancing people-centred competencies of managers to effectively support staff during the pandemic. The program aimed

CONCLUSIONS: Informed matching of patients and clinical situations to the right visit modality, along with individual patient technology support could reduce virtual access disparities.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on patterns of infectious disease spillover. Climate and land-use changes are predicted to increase the frequency of zoonotic spillover events, which have been the cause of most modern epidemics

CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicated that VAT is significantly associated with COVID-19 severity and that EAT is the best potential predictor for risk stratification in COVID-19 among adipose tissue areas. Body composition assessment using EAT is an

BACKGROUND: WHO recommends household contact management (HCM) including contact screening and tuberculosis-preventive treatment (TPT) for eligible children. The CONTACT trial found increased TPT initiation and completion rates when community health