2020 is the last year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP). However, the sudden COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the original pace of production and life. It's also a major test for the country's public health system. "The practice of fighting COVID-19 exposed many loop...
As the final paper of this Series, we discuss how the medical research community has responded to COVID-19. We recognise the incredible pressure that this pandemic has put on researchers, regulators, and policy makers, all of whom were doing their best to move quickly but safely in a time...
Many doctors think an overblown(过分的) immune response causes many of the more serious consequences of COVID-19. Levels of chemical signalingagentscalled cytokines(细胞因子) get so high that immune cells start to attack ...
It’s obvious that COVID-19 has radically reshaped many aspects of our society and our lives over the past two years. But perhaps unnoticed by most, the pandemic has also accelerated a quiet but powerful transformation in the way that we at UPMC approach how we care for...
COVID-19 has put a spotlight on ordinary, day to day, mental health. Virtually every government out there has issues with some version of ‘how to take care of your mental health’ during the pandemic. FromCanadain the north toNew Zealandin the far corner of the globe, governments are ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults in nursing homes is significant, with high death rates, disrupted care, isolation measures, and inadequate treatment. Social isolation has increased risks of cognitive disorders, anxiety, and depression
the German people did not have the habit of wearing masks. We suggest that we do not try to change their ideas. Fourth, we can employ the method of active defence by changing our behavior. Instead of persuading the Germans to put on masks, it's better to start from changing your own ...
The COVID-19 crisis has forced U.S. politicians and public-health officials into a lose-lose dilemma: both groups are now weighting the life-and-death risk of exposing people to the virus against the manifold hardships created by stay-at-home directives and business closure. ...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created an economic crisis alongside a health care crisis. During the 2 weeks ending on March 28, nearly 10
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has threatened global mental health, both indirectly via disruptive societal changes and directly via neuropsychiatric sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Despite a small increase in self-reported mental