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J Family Med Prim Care
December 2024
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Sawangi, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global healthcare systems. Vaccination is an effective strategy to battle the disease. Policies and distribution frameworks have varied widely across countries.
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January 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Motivation: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified genetic variants, usually single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), associated with human traits, including disease and disease risk. These variants (or causal variants in linkage disequilibrium with them) usually affect the regulation or function of a nearby gene. A GWAS locus can span many genes, however, and prioritizing which gene or genes in a locus are most likely to be causal remains a challenge.
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January 2025
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Background: Negative perceptions of mental health professionals can deter individuals from seeking mental healthcare. Given the high burden of mental health globally, it is essential to understand attitudes towards mental health professionals. Social media platforms like Twitter/X provide valuable insights into the views of the general population.
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January 2025
CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institutional Center for Shared Technologies and Facilities, Pathogen Discovery and Big Data Platform, Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yueyang Road 320, Shanghai, 200031, China.
To battle seasonal outbreaks of influenza B virus infection, which continue to pose a major threat to world health, new and improved vaccines are urgently needed. In this article, we discuss the current state of next-generation influenza B vaccine development, including both advancements and challenges. This review covers the shortcomings of existing influenza vaccines and stresses the need for more-effective and broadly protective vaccines and more-easily scalable manufacturing processes.
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December 2024
Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA; Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pediatrics, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA. Electronic address:
The opioid crisis has claimed approximately one million lives in the United States since 1999, underscoring a significant public health concern. This surge in opioid use disorder (OUD) fatalities necessitates improved therapeutic options. Current OUD therapies often require daily clinical visits, leading to poor patient compliance and high costs to the health systems.
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