The association of particulate matter PM and nitrogen oxides from ambient air pollution and mental health of children and young adults- a systematic review.

Introduction: The developing brain, especially vulnerable during neuroplastic phases, is influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Understanding the impacts of air pollution on children's and young adults' mental health is an emerging research field.

Content: This review systematically examines the adverse associations of ambient air pollutants on mental health.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and plastic pollution during COVID-19: strategies for a sustainable environment.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic medical waste poses significant threat to our land, aquatic and atmospheric ecosystems via generation of criteria pollutants (micro/nano plastics and greenhouse gas emissions). Global strategic planning is urgently needed for environmental sustainability coupled with integrated efforts by the governments, industries and academia. Rational utilization of single-use plastic-based PPE with efficient recycling and waste disposal methods should be adopted as interim strategies till more sustainable solutions are designed and implemented.

A retrospective analysis of congenital anomalies in congenital hypothyroidism.

Objectives We evaluated the spectrum of diseases accompanying congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in the United Arab Emirates and compared them with internationally studied patterns. Methods The presented retrospective cross-sectional study took place in two government tertiary care centres. In total, 204 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of CH and a minimum period of follow-up of 1 year were included.