CONCLUSIONS: People with functional disabilities were more likely to report telehealth use than people without disabilities. Furthermore, these associations strengthened with increasing disability severity and number of limitations while varying by
External factors severely affecting in a short period of time the spontaneous reporting of adverse events (AEs) can significantly impact drug safety signal detection. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) represented an enormous challenge for health
CONCLUSIONS: Digital syndromic surveillance systems based on already established PHC databases may add time to preparedness and response to emerging epidemics.
CONCLUSION: The outcomes of the study were able to identify the lifestyle changes of Hong Kong older adults due to COVID-19. Although the present study is not regarded as novel internationally, it may be representative of the Hong Kong community. In
BACKGROUND: U.S. data on opioid prescribing by dentists are limited to 2019. More recent data are needed to understand the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on dental opioid prescribing, characterize current practices, and determine if dental opioid
The Public Health Leadership program administered by the Public Health Branch at the Regional Municipality of York, ON, focused on enhancing people-centred competencies of managers to effectively support staff during the pandemic. The program aimed
CONCLUSIONS: Despite an increase in telehealth services for patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, we identified differences in access across cancer hospitals, which may relate to measures of clinical volume, affiliation, and
Introduction. During 2020 and 2021, the circulation of influenza virus remained below expectations worldwide. In Argentina, in 2022, we observed an uninterrupted circulation of influenza all year round. Our objectives were to describe the circulation
CONCLUSION: The level of knowledge was good in general, with optimistic attitudes and good practices by the patients. Those aged 70 years and above need special attention because older persons have poorer knowledge of and practices towards COVID-19