Trends in female sterilisations in New South Wales, 2010-2019.

Background: Female sterilisation remains a common contraceptive method in many countries.

Aims: The aim is to analyse the recent changes in the incidence of female sterilisation in New South Wales (NSW).

Methods: Data were obtained from the NSW Admitted Patients Data Collection for all female patients who had undergone one of the five sterilisation procedures in a public or private hospitals in NSW during 2010 and 2019.

Integrated Care for Multimorbidity Population in Asian Countries: A Scoping Review.

Background: The complex needs of patients with multiple chronic diseases call for integrated care (IC). This scoping review examines several published Asian IC programmes and their relevant components and elements in managing multimorbidity patients.

Method: A scoping review was conducted by searching electronic databases encompassing Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Zinc for the prevention or treatment of acute viral respiratory tract infections in adults: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Objective: To evaluate the benefits and risks of zinc formulations compared with controls for prevention or treatment of acute viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in adults.

Method: Seventeen English and Chinese databases were searched in April/May 2020 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and from April/May 2020 to August 2020 for SARS-CoV-2 RCTs. Cochrane rapid review methods were applied.