ObjectiveCOVID-19 affected health care globally. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on both public and private emergency departments (EDs).MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of ED presentations made to three private and two public hospital EDs located in one region in Queensland.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To explore the potential relationship between social media (SoMe) and burnout or overall wellbeing within the field of oncology.
Design: A cross-sectional study of adult and pediatric oncology professionals conducted using an anonymous electronic survey. The survey was disseminated through the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and the SWOG Cancer Research Network (SWOG) member listservs.
While the brain continues to develop during adolescence, such development may depend on sex-at-birth. However, the elucidation of such differences may be hindered by analytical decisions (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLong-term risks of gene therapy are not fully understood. In this study, we evaluated safety outcomes in 783 patients over more than 2,200 total patient-years of observation from 38 T cell therapy trials. The trials employed integrating gammaretroviral or lentiviral vectors to deliver engineered receptors to target HIV-1 infection or cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the context of population ageing, multimorbidity is an increasingly prevalent public health issue that has a substantial impact on both individuals and healthcare systems. Alongside the literature looking at risk factors at the individual level, there is a growing body of research examining the role of neighbourhoods in the development of multimorbidity. However, most of this work has focused on physical features of place such as air pollution and green space, while social features of place have been largely overlooked.
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