CONCLUSION: DCM may be associated with respiratory dysfunction. However, consistency and quality of evidence is currently low. Further work should characterise respiratory dysfunction in DCM patients more rigorously and investigate putative
CONCLUSION: Impacts of patterns of care during the pandemic should be further explored for healthcare planning to uphold optimal care access and promote effective use of virtual care.
A preliminary set of analyses are presented, where workload was examined in 32 adults infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Like the current COVID-19 pandemic (caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus), HIV can produce a wide variety of
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the general understanding of the dangers of secondhand smoke and the smoke-free policy, this study highlights the challenges in implementing smoke-free policy measures and the continued need to raise awareness about the
CONCLUSION: Innate antioxidant proteins like sirtuin and sestrin play a vital role in enhancing immunity. Herbal products and holistic approaches can also be alternative solutions for everyday life to boost the immune system by improving the redox
Background Emergency laparotomy is a common general surgical procedure associated with a high mortality and morbidity profile. While short-term outcomes following emergency laparotomy have been increasingly described, there remains a paucity of
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus has made it clear that further development of antiviral therapies will be needed to combat additional SARS-CoV-2 variants or novel CoVs. Here, we
CONCLUSION: The lockdowns in COVID-19 pandemic promoted obesity of kindergarten children, but did not show any negative impact on their height growth possibly due to over-nutrition of children during lockdowns. More efforts need to be made to limit