Increasing screening, improving local accountability and performance management, careful use of antibiotics in the management of emergency patients, health economy wide approaches, and improved hand washing will be effective in lowering the rate of HCAIs. This paper reviews current NHS Control Policies ...
Of key importance and utmost relevance to policy, what difference could smoking cessation make towards the government’s target of improving HLE by 5 years by 2035? In this paper, we investigate what gains in HLE could be achieved in this time horizon, what the health and mortality impacts wo...
Assessment of the medial column integrity (i.e. the deltoid ligament) was of key importance when considering the stability of isolated lateral malleolus fractures and was further evaluated using weight-bearing x-rays. Fractures were classified using the AO classification system, derived from an ...
Dietary requirements should be assessed and foods causing discomfort avoided. Swallowing problems, malnutrition and weight loss should be monitored and patients given support/advice. Adjustments to food consistency, methods of intake, food fortification and methods of intake should be assessed and support ...
passage of virus exposed to a single neutralising mAb led to selection of escape mutant of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro, whereas a cocktail of two neutralising antibodies to independent epitopes prevented emergence of neutralisation-escape mutations, demonstrating the importance of a polyclonal antibody response...
Write 100 words comparing the importance of asking the right question with researching the answer Asking the right question is just as important, if not more important, than researching the answer. This is because a well-formed question can help to clarify the issue at hand and provide a clear...
The thick filament is a key component of sarcomeres, the basic units of striated muscle1. Alterations in thick filament proteins are associated with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and other heart and muscle diseases2. Despite the central importance of the thick filament, its molecular organization...
an important aspect of research impact. Collaborations with policy advocacy groups, think tanks and government institutions can be listed as part of this description. In the LSHTM study, researchers emphasised the importance of establishing networks that extended beyond the formal bureaucracy as "knowledg...
These studies demonstrate the accessibility and importance of lipids as a potential target for antiviral approaches, which is unlikely to be impacted by mutation of the virus. They also suggest that targeting virus lipids in the oropharynx may be an important component of risk management in health ...
Handwashing and social distancing were the twin pillars on which pressure on the National Health Service (NHS) would be eased, while community testing and contact tracing – techniques being used in many other developed countries - would not be pursued. With the UK four weeks behind Italy in ...