PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

The Canadian health system is reeling following the COVID-19 pandemic. Strains have become growing cracks, with long emergency department wait times, shortage of human health resources, and growing dissatisfaction from both clinicians and patients

Ultraviolet light (UV) acts as a powerful disinfectant and can prevent contamination of personal hygiene from various contaminated environments. The 222-nm wavelength of UV-C has a highly effective sterilization activity and is safer than 275-nm UV-C

CONCLUSIONS: Reduced access to resources during the pandemic resulted in reduced rates of screening, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with lung cancer. While significant differences in outcomes were not identified in the short term, ultimately

CONCLUSION: Early combination treatment of COVID-19 effectively prevented prolonged viral shedding in 85.6% of cases. Considering the rapid viral clearance rates and low toxicity, individualized dual therapy approaches may be beneficial in high-risk

CONCLUSION: Success in developing glaucoma services with optometrists and other health professionals is reliant on multi-stakeholder input, investment in technology and training, inter-professional respect and appropriate time and funding to set up

Social media use for risk communication during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable concerns about an overabundance of information, particularly misinformation. However, how exposure to COVID-19 information on social media can lead to

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic and nonpharmaceutical interventions that reduced the spread of infection had impacts on social interaction, schooling and employment. Concerns have been raised about the impact of these disruptions on the mental

Prior studies have documented longer treatment times and worse outcome for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the current

CONCLUSION: This study provides insights into the relationship between the blood microbiome and COVID-19 sequelae. Several pathogenic microbes were enriched in recovered COVID-19 patients and thus affected host genes participating in the immune and

Philosophy adds humanness to nursing and facilitates holistic care. Philosophies like Ubuntu which purports that a person is only a person through other people and emphasises community cohesion and caring for each other can add humanness to nursing