The External Exposome and Food Allergy: How Environmental Exposures Shape Disease Risk
ABSTRACT IgE‐mediated food allergy is a global health issue with rising prevalence that cannot be explained by genetic change alone, strongly suggesting that environmental exposures are a key driver. The external exposome encompasses several exposures that influence the developing immune system and modify food allergy risk.
Johanna M. Smeekens +5 more
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COVID-19 lockdowns and gestational diabetes risk: trimester-specific exposure and stratified outcomes. [PDF]
Dominsky O, Yogev Y, Lerner-Geva L.
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ABSTRACT Background Since the 1990s, declining sperm counts and increasing testicular cancer rates have raised worldwide concern about male reproductive health, including in Denmark. This prompted a prospective population‐based study with annual surveillance of semen quality.
Lærke Priskorn +13 more
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Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in High-Income Countries and the Associated Maternal-Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review. [PDF]
Shipton A +4 more
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Delayed Loop Ileostomy Reversal Increases the Risk of Colitis and Clostridium difficile Infection
Delayed loop ileostomy reversal is associated with increased post‐operative complications specifically colitis and Clostridium difficile colitis. The COVID‐19 pandemic caused a significant delay in ileostomy reversal timing. ABSTRACT Background Temporary loop ileostomy formation is a routine procedure performed to protect distal colorectal anastomosis.
Yan S. Tan +12 more
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Maternal deaths in the UK before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic
During the COVID‐19 pandemic, there was a significant increase in the rate of maternal mortality, particularly from direct causes of death. This was accompanied by a greater prevalence of mental health and social complexities amongst the women who died, underscoring the importance of maintaining equitable care access during future crises.
Allison Felker, Marian Knight
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Costs of hospital stays in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative analysis between cancer and non-cancer patients. [PDF]
Brunner L +6 more
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ABSTRACT Aim This pilot study explored signs of immunological cross‐reactivity between SARS‐CoV‐2 and human coronaviruses (HCoVs) in a Swedish school setting. Methods A cross‐sectional, hypothesis‐generating study was conducted late 2020 before vaccines against COVID‐19 were available.
Lina Schollin Ask +14 more
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Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey Study. [PDF]
Lombardo C +10 more
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Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic has severely impacted the external environment of social service non‐profit organizations (NPOs), resulting in diverse management challenges. Our study investigates how social service NPOs in Austria experienced these challenges and how they developed internal coping mechanisms.
Birgit Grüb‐Martin +2 more
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