Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States (1). Although stroke death rates have declined since the 1950s, age-adjusted rates remained higher among non-Hispanic Black or African
Since the outbreak of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), detection technologies have been attracting a great deal of attention in molecular diagnosis applications. In particular, the droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) has become a promising tool as it offers
CONCLUSION: Foam dressing is more effective than other dressings in preventing facial MRDPI in medical staff. When PPE must be worn for many hours, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical staff can use foam dressings to prevent MRDPI.
After struggling with COVID-19 pandemic for two years, the world is finally recovering from this crisis. Nonetheless, another virus, Monkeypox, is quickly spreading throughout the world and in non-endemic regions and continents, threatening the world
CONCLUSIONS: Digital education programs for college students to improve financial knowledge and behavior could be one strategy, among others, to improve financial self-efficacy particularly among females and help mitigate the adverse impact from
An adequate covariate selection is a key step in population pharmacokinetic modelling. In this study, the automated stepwise covariate modelling technique ('scm') was compared to full random effects modelling ('frem'). We evaluated the power to
We are approaching the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although great progress has been made in addressing the SARS-CoV-2 infection, there are significant treatment limitations and care gaps that need to be addressed in order to more
This study aimed to assess the long-term effect of the pandemic on mental health and self-care parameters in patients with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. After 18 months of pandemic, 118 participants remained in the study (mean age
A shortage of health care staff has become a crucial issue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan has developed new schemes for securing nurses and expanding disaster dispatch to resolve severe shortage of nurses. This short communication presents a new