CONCLUSIONS: Despite a fall in cross-border tobacco purchasing during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in England who smoke, the proportion reporting cross-border tobacco purchases is now three times higher than it was at the
Mimicry of host proteins is a strategy employed by pathogens to hijack host functions. Domain and motif mimicry was explored in the experimental and predicted SARS-CoV-2-human interactome. The host first interactor proteins were also added to capture
Hate crimes and hateful rhetoric targeting individuals of Asian descent have increased since the outbreak of COVID-19. These troubling trends have heightened concerns about the role of the Internet in facilitating radicalization. This article
The fifth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks in Hong Kong (HK) from January to March 2022 has the highest confirmed cases and deaths compared with previous waves. Severe hospital boarding (to inpatient wards) was noted in various Emergency Departments (EDs)
CONCLUSIONS: TMH mitigated PHE-related barriers to MHS access for rural and urban beneficiaries, but urban residents benefited disproportionately. Among rural beneficiaries, older age was related to lower TMH use. To avoid reinforcing existing MHS
Rheumatic disease patients are at greater risk of infection due to their disease, comorbidities, and immunosuppressive therapy. COVID-19 outcomes in this patient setting appeared to be similar to those of the general population. However, data on this