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Afr J Reprod Health
November 2024
National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria, like many other countries, implemented a lockdown policy that restricted all movement except for essential services. Access to medical services is a critical component of an effective healthcare system, and without equitable access across genders, improving the overall health outcomes of the population is unlikely to be achieved. This study analyses gender differential in access to medical services and sexual reproductive health services namely, family planning, child health, adult health, pharmacy, emergency care, vaccination, and other medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria, using both descriptive and inferential analytical techniques.
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January 2025
Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology Department, Group of Clinical and Translational Research in Liver Diseases, Research Institution Valdecilla (IDIVAL), University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. Electronic address:
Background: The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged as a new variant of concern, characterized by high transmissibility and lower severity compared with previous variants, and became the majority variant in the sixth wave in Spain. This study aims to assess the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on liver transplant recipients (LTRs) during 2023 in the population of Cantabria.
Methods: The study included 295 LTRs undergoing follow-up at the Liver Transplant Unit of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.
Lancet Public Health
January 2025
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Background: Rapid, accessible, and accurate testing was paramount to an effective US COVID-19 response. Federal partners supported SARS-CoV-2 testing scale-up through an interagency-coordinated approach that focused on expanding supply chains, research and development, validation, and improving patient access. We aimed to provide an overview of the federal efforts to scale up the testing response and study the impact of scale-up.
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January 2025
Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at UW Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Context: Critically-ill patients and their families often experience communication challenges during their ICU stay and across transitions in care. An intervention using communication facilitators may help address these challenges.
Objectives: Using clinicians' perspectives, we identified facilitators and barriers to implementing a communication intervention.
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