Adverse health outcomes among people who inject drugs who engaged in recent sex work: findings from a national survey.

Objectives: This study explores trends in sex work among people who inject drugs (PWID) by gender and the relationship between sex work and adverse health outcomes including overdose, injection-site, and blood-borne virus (BBV) infections.

Study Design: The Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring Survey of PWID is an annual cross-sectional survey that monitors BBV prevalence and behaviours, including transactional sex, among PWID recruited through specialist services in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Methods: Trends in sex work among PWID (2011-2021) were described.

Heart failure and diabetes: Understanding the bidirectional relationship.

Heart failure and diabetes mellitus are 2 common and closely intertwined chronic conditions that often coexist in individuals. The relationship between heart failure and diabetes is bidirectional, meaning that each condition can influence the development and progression of the other. Understanding this complex interplay is crucial for optimizing the management and outcomes of patients with these comorbidities.

Estimation of radiological impact of the activities of Olusosun Dump Site on workers and dwellers of Olusosun, in Lagos Southwest Nigeria.

This study assessed the potential radiological risks associated with the activities on Olusosun dump site on workers and dwellers of Olusosun community. The activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K from of soil and water samples were determined using High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector. The background radiation level of Olusosun dump site was measured using a portable Geiger-Müller counter-Radeye B20 survey meter.

Preliminary indications of the burden of COVID-19 among people who inject drugs in England and Northern Ireland and the impact on access to health and harm reduction services.

Objective: The aim of the study was to describe the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on people who inject drugs (PWID) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Study Design: This is a cross-sectional Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring (UAM) Survey of PWID.

Methods: People who had ever injected psychoactive drugs were recruited to the UAM Survey by specialist drug/alcohol services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Microwave ablation of ex vivo bovine tissues using a dual slot antenna with a floating metallic sleeve.

Purpose: To study the efficiency of a dual slot antenna with a floating metallic sleeve on the ablation of different ex vivo bovine tissues.

Materials And Methods: COMSOL Multiphysics® version 4.4 (Stockholm, Sweden), which is based on finite element methods (FEM), was used to design and simulate monopole and dual slot with sleeve antennas.