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The virus of the ‘others’? Corona and discursive othering in Arab media
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Intellect
, 2021 , Article)
The spread of fear of the coronavirus and related insecurities around the pandemic have fuelled nationalist and increased exclusionary tendencies in countries all over the world. In North America, for instance, anti-Asian ...
Rapid diagnostics of coronavirus disease 2019 in early stages using nanobiosensors: Challenges and opportunities
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article Review)
The rapid outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) around the world is a tragic and shocking event that demonstrates the unpreparedness of humans to develop quick diagnostic platforms for novel infectious diseases. ...
COVID-19, Diabetes, and Associated Health Outcomes in China: Results from a Nationwide Survey of 10 545 Adults
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Thieme Gruppe
, 2021 , Article)
This study examined the associations between diabetes and self-reported/familial COVID-19 infection and investigated health-related outcomes among those with diabetes during China's nationwide quarantine. The 2020 China ...
Provision of clinical pharmacy services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of pharmacists from 16 European countries
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The pharmacy profession has an important role in the frontline healthcare response to COVID-19 across all settings. This study sought to explore the views and experiences of clinical pharmacists in relation to the provision ...
Nutrition Management in COVID-19 Quarantine: Hospital-Based Study
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Cambridge University Press
, 2021 , Article)
Background:
This hospital-based study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status and dietary habits for COVID-19 patients, the amount of nutrients provided to the patients in the hospital and to detect the predictors of ...
In sickness and in health: The politics of public health and their implications during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
Politics is a major player in health, sickness, and death affairs. This article reviews the role of politics in public health and its impact on health outcomes, mortality ratios, and death scenarios amongst the most ...
Persistent viral infectivity after 27 days from COVID-19 symptoms onset
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2021 , Article)
The persistence of SARS-CoV- 2 in pharyngeal swabs belonging to patients affected by COVID-19 is not a rare occurrence. Indeed, the viral load determined through real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR (rRT-PCR) test peaks at ...
SARS-CoV-2 infection among primary healthcare workers: a cross- sectional study
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GERMS
, 2021 , Article)
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are critical to the healthcare system and are at an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. They may acquire infections from the community and their work settings. To date, the majority of the ...
Cancer Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic : Systematic Review of Patient's and Caregiver's Experiences
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medRxiv
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: Cancer patients have faced intersecting crises during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This review aimed to examine patients’ and caregivers’ experiences of accessing cancer
services during the pandemic and its perceived ...
Efficacy of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 infection: A meta-review of systematic reviews and an updated meta-analysis
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
To synthesize findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with or without Azithromycin for treating COVID-19, and to update the evidence ...