CONCLUSIONS: These findings have important implications for public health interventions targeting the prevention and management of subjective dry eye symptoms in the general population. Strategies addressing individual risk factors and supporting
The literature on fertility in context of crises considers major crises exclusively as economic experiences, however, they are also social phenomena, affecting communities, morality and social interactions. When changes in the social climate are of a
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an interruption in dental-care services during the initial lockdown period. This study assesses the impact of this period on the perception of oral health and accessibility to dental care in France. A questionnaire survey
CONCLUSIONS: A number of mRNA vaccines against viral pathogens are in early to late phase development. The ability to rapidly change vaccine constituents and target complex targets, make mRNA vaccines likely to be adopted in the future.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic. Rapid and sensitive detection of the virus soon after infection is important for the treatment and
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that while infection with COVID-19 has a significant effect on short-term outcomes after tracheostomy, chronic comorbidities seem to have the more enduring impact. In spite of prolonged ventilation and higher short