Use of Breath Analysis for Diagnosing COVID-19: Opportunities, Challenges, and Considerations for Future Pandemic Responses.

Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there is currently a need for accurate, rapid, and easy-to-administer diagnostic tools to help communities manage local outbreaks and assess the spread of disease. The use of artificial intelligence within the domain of breath analysis techniques has shown to have potential in diagnosing a variety of diseases, such as cancer and lung disease, by analyzing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath. This combined with their rapid, easy-to-use, and noninvasive nature makes them a good candidate for use in diagnosing COVID-19 in large scale public health operations.

Evaluation of Breath and Plasma Tetrahydrocannabinol Concentration Trends Postcannabis Exposure in Medical Cannabis Patients.

The legalization of cannabis in Canada brings novel challenges across various fronts, such as policy development, law enforcement, and public health and safety. It is imperative to improve our understanding of the mechanisms and trends surrounding cannabis use to develop efficacious methods of tackling these challenges. Patients' breath collection was achieved using the ExaBreath device from SensAbues.

Short-term effects of cannabis consumption on cognitive performance in medical cannabis patients.

This observational study examined the acute cognitive effects of cannabis. We hypothesized that cognitive performance would be negatively affected by acute cannabis intoxication. Twenty-two medical cannabis patients from Southwestern Ontario completed the study.

Exploring the cost and clinical outcomes of integrating the registered nurse-certified diabetes educator into the patient-centered medical home.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a care delivery model integrating the registered nurse-certified diabetes educator into the patient-centered medical home to assist in achieving positive clinical and cost outcomes in diabetes care.

Methods: A 1-group pretest-posttest research design was used. Patients were recruited from 2 patient-centered medical home designated/nominated primary care offices.