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Catheter-Based Local Delivery of Therapeutics to the Lungs for Severe or Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19

Currently, the majority of treatment strategies reported for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) involve the systemic administration of drugs…

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The Rise of Telemedicine: Lessons from a Global Pandemic

Telemedicine has developed how healthcare practitioners interact and provide medical care to patients. Overall, telehealth includes a variety of tools…

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General Practice Services in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Patient Access and Barriers

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way general practitioners (GP) are assessing patients, as they have avoided face-to-face…

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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Severe COVID-19 Infections

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the coronavirus family, and it is the seventh in that family known to infect humans…

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Rapid Reconfiguration of Paediatric Services in a District General Hospital During COVID-19, Addressing Challenges, and Seeing Opportunities

The scale, speed, and impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic disruption to healthcare services has been unprecedented…

DOL: The New KOL?

What value can Digital Opinion Leaders (DOLs) bring to medical affairs?

Streptococcus suis and an Incidentally Diagnosed Metastatic Colon Cancer

Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic gram-positive bacterium that is usually acquired through direct contact with swine or pork…

EMJ Podcast: The Men's Health Gap

Jonathan reflects on the issue of the men’s health gap, exploring the data behind the disparity, why a health gap exists, and how to engage with male patients to improve diagnosis rates and disease outcomes in the future.

Could Colchicine Cut COVID-19 Hospital Admissions and Deaths?

COLCHICINE, an anti-inflammatory oral drug commonly used for the treatment of gout and rheumatic diseases, has reportedly been shown to significantly…

Osteopontin and Lung Scarring in Scleroderma

OSTEOPONTIN (OPN), a protein known to function as an immune system modulator and play a role in tissue regeneration, may be responsible for driving lung…