COVID-19 has become one of the few leading causes of death and has evolved into a pandemic that disrupts everyone’s routine, and balanced way of life
Retraction Note: Doctors’ and Patients’ Perceptions of Impacts of Doctors’ Communication and Empathy Skills on Doctor–Patient Relationships During COVID-19 Retraction Note: Journal of General Internal Medicine (2022) 38:428–433 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07784-y The Editors-in-Chief ...
In Malawi, faculty from the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences School of Global and Public Health under the Society of Medical Doctors offered expert opinions in court as amicus curiae (friends of court) when COVID-19 lockdown measures were challenged. Within their universities, faculty of the...
Some charities are providing template letters for patients to help them lobby their doctors. It’s worth searching charity websites and social media accounts for further support if you need it.Doctors do have some power to add patients at theirdiscretionto the vaccination list, though not all GP...
for instance, may be more susceptible to COVID-19-induced shocks because they are less equipped to deal with their effects and may lack the resources to do so, while also being more likely to send their children to work because, prior to COVID-19, many (especially in rural areas) may ...
CHWs in India were sometimes perceived to be doctors by community members, and were the first point of reference for medical ailments [13, 15]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CHWs were described as, “the most trusted health care provider in the Navajo Nation” [23]. Knowing the community...
Accessing wellbeing centres was associated with higher wellbeing of HCWs, particularly for those reporting presenteeism. Therefore, the centres may have provided greatest respite and restoration for those present at work but not in optimal health. Younger workers were disproportionately affected in terms...
Social media platforms can be leveraged to inform different audiences about the benefits and risks of vaccination; they may also be used to communicate the consensus reached by doctors and the medical community37. Such communication increases uptake, as demonstrated by a field study in the Czech ...
Wadvalla B-A. Covid-19: Ivermectin’s politicisation is a warning sign for doctors turning to orphan treatments. BMJ. 2021;373:n747. ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar Peddapalli A, Gehani M, Kalle AM, Peddapalli SR, Peter AE, Sharad S. Demystifying excess immune response in COVID-19 to repo...
transmission of virus which has already claimed the lives of thousands of people including doctors, health care workers and paramedical staff and infected millions. The human-to-human transmission is a serious concern and a threat to public health. The rigorous surveillance and on-going research ...