A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a medical student school outreach project on both medical students and school pupils.

Objective: To explore medical student and school pupil experiences of an outreach school teaching project.

Setting: Community engagement is increasingly commonplace within medical school. Secondary schools offer ample opportunities for community engagement as medical students teach and engage in service learning.

The impact of childhood malnutrition on mortality from pneumonia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Introduction: Childhood malnutrition is widespread in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and increases the frequency and severity of infections such as pneumonia. We aimed to identify studies investigating pneumonia deaths in malnourished children and estimate mortality risk by malnutrition severity.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review of MEDLINE, EMBASE and Global Health databases to identify relevant studies.

Vitamin D levels and mortality with SARS-COV-2 infection: a retrospective two-centre cohort study.

Background: The role of vitamin D in increased mortality with SARS-COV-2 virus, namely, COVID-19, remains uncertain. We analysed all the patients who were treated as COVID-19-positive with or without a positive swab and were tested for vitamin D levels.

Methods: This was a retrospective, study involving 1226 patients swabbed for SARS-CoV-2 between the 10 February 2020 and 1 May 2020 at two hospitals of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

A Retrospective Observational Study: Is Absolute Lymphocyte Count a Prognostic Marker in COVID-19?

Aim Our study aimed to find a correlation between low absolute lymphocyte count and COVID-19-related mortality. Methods This study followed a retrospective observational cohort design to analyze the data of patients who presented with symptoms and signs of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), at the Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital in East Sussex, United Kingdom, between February 10, 2020 and May 1, 2020, retrospectively. Survival and mortality for the first 30 days and comorbidities were analyzed for all patients who were tested for COVID-19 irrespective of swab results and had blood lymphocyte levels taken at the time of their visit to the ED and their data were analyzed for statistical significance.

Time to referral to a nephrology clinic for pediatric hypertension.

Background: Rates of pediatric hypertension have increased, but adherence to the current diagnostic criteria for hypertension (HTN) in pediatrics is not well known. We investigated the timeline and predictors of time to referral for those referred to nephrology for elevated blood pressure (EBP).

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients, aged 3-18 years, referred to a nephrology clinic for EBP over a 3-year period.