Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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Exercise therapy and patient education versus intra-articular saline injections in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: an evidence-based protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial (the DISCO trial)
Published 2021BackgroundKnee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal condition causing pain, physical disability, and reduced quality of life. Exercise and patient education are non-pharmacological interventions for ...Article -
Education and training in infection prevention and control: Exploring support for national standards
Published 2021BACKGROUND: Effective infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes comprise a hierarchy of preventive measures, one of which is appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE). A poor understanding of the role ...Article -
Protecting the environment from plastic PPE
Published 2021Greener manufacture, use, and disposal are urgent prioritiesArticle, Letter -
Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife
Published 2021The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This pathogen has spread rapidly across the world, causing high numbers of deaths and significant ...Article -
Clinical impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibition
Published 2021BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer who are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are more likely to develop severe illness and die compared with those without cancer. The impact of immune ...Article