Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerges as a global pandemic and there is a lack of evidence about the clinical course and outcome of patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Here we […]
Changes in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality in hospitalised adults in England over the first seven months of the pandemic: An observational study using administrative data.
Previous research by our team identified factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 in England between March and May 2020. The aim of the current […]
Automated detection of COVID-19 from CT scan using convolutional neural network.
Under the prevailing circumstances of the global pandemic of COVID-19, early diagnosis and accurate detection of COVID-19 through tests/screening and, subsequently, isolation of the infected people would be a proactive […]
An Overview of Telehealth in Total Joint Arthroplasty.
With the increase in technological advances over the years, telehealth services in orthopedic surgery have gained in popularity, yet adoption among surgeons has been slow. With the onset of the […]
A cross-sectional online survey on patients’ satisfaction using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
This study aimed to evaluate the patients’ satisfaction with using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service to provide primary health care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.A cross-sectional survey […]
Effect of plasma glucose at admission on COVID-19 mortality: experience from a tertiary hospital.
Plasma glucose has been correlated with in-hospital mortality among many diseases including infections. We aimed to study plasma glucose at admission of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 at a tertiary care […]
New Approaches to Anticipate the Risk of Reverse Zoonosis.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can cause reverse zoonoses (i.e., human-animal transmission of COVID-19). It is vital to utilize up-to-date methods to improve the control, management, and prevention of […]
SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test: High sensitivity to detect infectious virus.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid, cost effective and easy-to-use diagnostic tools for SARS-CoV-2 infections that can be used in point of care settings to limit disease […]
Perspective of Attending Physicians on the Use of Telemedicine in an Outpatient Arthroplasty Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Background: During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, physicians had to improvise and adapt new ways to provide care to patients. Purposes: The purpose of this study was to assess physicians’ sentiments […]
Recombinant Human Thymosin Beta-4 Protects against Mouse Coronavirus Infection.
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped and harbor an unusually large (30-32 kb) positive-strand linear RNA genome. Highly pathogenic coronaviruses cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2) and Middle East respiratory […]