The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) termed the COVID-19 misinformation situation as an ‘infodemic’ (i.e., misinformation epidemic or misinformation pandemic) swarming with conspiracy theories, propaganda, and unproven scientific claims regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and ...
presence of psychotropic medication not stable for at least 3 months; use of anti-depressant medication not stable for at least 1 month; other primary diagnosis; and comorbidity with any of the following: psychotic disorder, bipolar I/II disorder, antisocial personality disorder, autism-spectrum con...
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All assumptions for multiple regressions were met. Differences between diagnostic categories were slight, so for clarity we only present the regression analyses for the whole sample. The results of regression analyses split by diagnosis categories can be found in supplementary materials 5. Model 1: DA...
COVID-19 pandemicSKIN cancerNATIONAL health servicesThe COVID pandemic has presented significant challenges for Dermatology services, particularly the diagnosis and management of malignant melanoma (MM). Early detection and definitive surgical treatment are key to improving MM prognosis, and in England ...
There was often no health promotion information given, and little in the way of sexual history taking. Inappropriate infections were tested for; incorrect specimen types were used; and there was little advice on what to do after a diagnosis. ...
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The diagnostic accuracy of the primary diagnosis was low across included studies (range: 19–37.9%) and varied between individual symptom checkers, despite consistent symptom data input. Triage accuracy (range: 48.8–90.1%) was typically higher than diagnostic accuracy. Overall, the diagnostic and ...
130. Effects of COVID-19 on a Complex Behavioral Intervention to Improve the Diagnosis and Management of UTI in Nursing Homes BACKGROUND. Half of all urinary tract infections (UTI) are probably unnecessary. We conducted a cluster-randomized trial in which a toolkit to enhance the diagnosis and...
A smoker’s cough is not a diagnosis and always needs to be investigated. COPD, may be caused by long term smoking, but there are other causes. The symptoms are often: shortness of breath coughing Increased mucus production The cough is usually worse in the morning and may improve later...