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BMJ Open
January 2025
Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of localised Tier 3 restrictions, implemented in England in December 2020, on reducing COVID-19 hospitalisations compared with less stringent Tier 2 measures and the variations by neighbourhood deprivation and the prevalence of Alpha (B.1.1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransplant Proc
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant Physiol Biochem
January 2025
Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address:
The accumulation of disposable face masks (DFMs) has become a significant threat to the environment due to extensive use during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this research, we investigated the degradation of DFMs after their disposal in landfills. We replicated the potential degradation process of DFMs, including exposure to sunlight before subjecting them to synthetic landfill leachate (LL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeart Lung
January 2025
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted the lives of patients and healthcare professionals globally. With rapid spread and severe illness, a great deal of healthcare resources including personal, funding, and hospital beds were dedicated to fight the pandemic.
Objectives: This survey looks to characterize how resources were allocated among Canadian cardiac surgery programs, and how this impacted patient care and outcomes.
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