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Preparing for pandemics: a systematic review of pandemic influenza clinical management guidelines

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of evidence-based clinical decision-making. Clinical management guidelines (CMGs) may help reduce morbidity and mortality by improving the quality of clinical decisions.
Ishmeala Rigby, Melina Michelen, Vincent Cheng, Andrew Dagens, Dania Dahmash, Samuel Lipworth, Eli Harriss, Erhui Cai, Valeria Balan, Alexandra Oti, Reena Joseph, Helen Groves, Peter Hart, Shevin Jacob, Lucille Blumberg, Peter W. Horby, Louise Sigfrid   +16 more
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The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
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Effectiveness of stigma reduction interventions and outbreak response adaptations in infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic review

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionStigma is a common and recurring feature of infectious disease outbreaks where it may have detrimental effects on individual wellbeing and undermine outbreak response.
Amy Paterson, Ruan Spies, Ruan Spies, Chambrez-Zita Zauchenberger, Chambrez-Zita Zauchenberger, Ashleigh Cheyne, Piero L. Olliaro, Amanda Rojek   +7 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
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West African Policy Dialogue—impulse for better data: progress towards better analytics and better decisions

BMC Proceedings
In a context of increasing efforts towards the establishment of a Regional Health Data Hub for the African Region, the 2024 West African Policy Dialogue brought together researchers and policymakers from seven West African countries in a two-day meeting ...
Gideon Kwarteng Acheampong, Fortress Yayra Aku, John Amuasi, Sylvia Annang, Silvia Argimon, Ernest Konadu Asiedu, Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney, Reinhard Busse, Benjamin Emikpe, Esteban Garcia-Gallo, Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami, Anne Meierkord, Sam Kofi Newton, Bernard Nkrumah, Benjamin Nyakutsey, Daniel Opoku, Paul Elvis Onyango Ouma, Michael Owusu, Wilm Quentin   +18 more
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Developing the next-generation of adenoviral vector vaccines

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
The COVID-19 pandemic saw the first extensive use of adenoviral vector vaccines, with over 3 billion doses produced during the first year of the pandemic alone and an estimated 6 million lives saved.
Alexander T. Sampson, Matěj Hlaváč, Adam C. T. Gillman, Bruno Douradinha, Sarah C. Gilbert   +4 more
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Value of MRI Outcomes for Preventive and Early‐Stage Trials in Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1 and 3

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the value of MRI outcomes as endpoints for preventive and early‐stage trials of two polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Methods A cohort of 100 participants (23 SCA1, 63 SCA3, median Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score = 5, 42% preataxic, and 14 gene‐negative controls) was scanned at 3T up ...
Thiago J. R. Rezende, Emilien Petit, Young Woo Park, Sophie Tezenas du Montcel, James M. Joers, Jonathan M. DuBois, H. Moore Arnold, Michal Povazan, Ipek Özdemir, Guita Banan, Romain Valabregue, Philipp Ehses, Jennifer Faber, Chiadi U. Onyike, Peter B. Barker, Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Eva‐Maria Ratai, Sub H. Subramony, Thomas H. Mareci, Khalaf O. Bushara, Henry Paulson, Thomas Klockgether, Alexandra Durr, Tetsuo Ashizawa, Christophe Lenglet, Gülin Öz, READISCA Investigators   +26 more
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Research prioritisation in preparedness for and response to outbreaks of high-consequence pathogens: a scoping review

BMC Medicine
Background Priority setting for research on epidemic/pandemic-prone pathogens is essential for the allocation of limited resources to optimise impact. It involves the identification of gaps in knowledge crucial to effective preparedness and response to ...
Emilia Antonio, Nicolas Pulik, Susan Khader Ibrahim, Adebisi Adenipekun, Shanthi Levanita, Isabel Foster, Dorothy Chepkirui, Eli Harriss, Louise Sigfrid, Alice Norton   +9 more
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Cluster Analysis: A Preliminary Assessment [PDF]

, 2009
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus has been causing major concerns around the world because of its epidemic potential, rapid dissemination, rate of mutations, and the number of fatalities.
Alan Zulich, Charles Wick, Evan Skowronski, Michael Stanford, Patrick McCubbin, Rabih Jabbour, Samir Deshpande   +6 more
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