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The role and advantage of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
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September 2023
State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China. Electronic address:
The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a massive impact on global social and economic development and human health. By combining traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with modern medicine, the Chinese government has protected public health by supporting all phases of COVID-19 prevention and treatment, including community prevention, clinical treatment, control of disease progression, and promotion of recovery. Modern medicine focuses on viruses, while TCM focuses on differential diagnosis of patterns associated with viral infection of the body and recommends the use of TCM decoctions for differential treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health inequalities and mental health: effective public policies].
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January 2022
Centro di ateneo per i diritti umani, Università di Padova.
The aim of this article is to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health inequalities and mental disorders and to analyse the most effective public policies in containing them. COVID-19, in addition to causing the worst health crisis since World War II, has generated a severe economic recession and a rise in unemployment. The poorer socioeconomic classes have been most affected by infections and deaths caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus due to inequalities in working, housing and area of residence conditions, psychosocial factors, and unequal access to health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActive monitoring versus direct active monitoring for Ebola virus disease in the United States: experiences and perceptions of former persons under monitoring in the District of Columbia and Indiana.
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August 2019
DC Department of Health, Center for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, 899 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA.
Objectives: During the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended daily monitoring and surveillance of persons arriving in the United States (US) from impacted areas through either active monitoring (phone calls, online platforms, and so on) or direct active monitoring (in-person or electronic visualization). Intensiveness of policies implemented by state/local jurisdictions varied markedly. To study the experiences and perceptions of active monitoring versus direct active monitoring on former persons under monitoring (FPUMs) in the US, we compared two jurisdictions that utilized distinct polices: the District of Columbia (DC) and Indiana (IN).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedia appeals encouraging people to sign organ donor cards suggest that donating one's own organs after death or donating the organs of a deceased family member is an act of charity, i.e., something which it would be meritorious for people to do but not wrong to avoid.
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