The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Lebanese pharmacists: A national cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has induced a global mental health crisis with variable consequences. This study aimed to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 regarding anxiety, insomnia, depression, and response to trauma on pharmacists in Lebanon during COVID-19, and to identify factors contributing to psychological distress.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among pharmacists that involved the use of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), 7-item Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item depression module (PHQ-9), and Impact of Event Scale revised (IES-R) subscales.

An Exploratory Study of Arab American Pharmacy Educators' Work Experience with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

To explore the experience of members of Arab American Pharmacy Educators (AAPE) regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workplace. A cross-sectional questionnaire was distributed electronically to 51 AAPE members. Eligible participants were those who identify with Arab heritage and have worked at US schools or colleges of pharmacy.

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and risk factors associated with hypertension in Lebanese adults: A cross sectional study.

The prevention and control of hypertension is an essential component for reducing cardiovascular disease burden. Hypertension is an important public health issue, yet few studies have examined its current status among the Lebanese population. To examine the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and its associated risk factors among Lebanese adults.

Clonal emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14 co-producing OXA-48-type and NDM carbapenemases with high rate of colistin resistance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Few studies have addressed the molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) isolates in the Arabian Peninsula, and such investigations have been missing from Dubai, a major economical, tourism and medical centre of the region. The antibiotic susceptibility, the carbapenemase type produced, and the clonality of 89 CRE strains isolated in five major Dubai hospitals in June 2015 to June 2016 were determined. Thirty-three percent of the collection of 70 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 13 Escherichia coli and 6 other Enterobacteriaceae were extremely drug resistant, 27% were resistant to colistin, and 4.