Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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"Never waste a good crisis": Opportunities and constraints from the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacists' scope of practice
Published 2022BACKGROUND: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many pharmacy-based or pharmacist-delivered services were introduced or amended to mitigate the pandemic's health and social impact. This happened within the context of ...Article -
An efficient and fast multi-band focused bioimpedance solution with EIT-based reconstruction for pulmonary embolism assessment: a simulation study from massive to segmental blockage
Published 2022Objective.Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an acute condition that blocks the perfusion to the lungs and is a common complication of Covid-19. However, PE is often not diagnosed in time, especially in the pandemic time due to ...Article -
Preparation and Characterization of Inhalable Ivermectin Powders as a Potential COVID-19 Therapy
Published 2022Background: Ivermectin has received worldwide attention as a potential COVID-19 treatment after showing antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. However, the pharmacokinetic limitations associated with oral ...Article -
ASCOT ADAPT study of COVID-19 therapeutics in hospitalised patients: an international multicentre adaptive platform trial
Published 2022Background SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a significant risk of hospitalisation, death, and prolonged impact on quality of life. Evaluation of new treatment options and optimising therapeutic management of people ...Preprint -
R&D during public health emergencies: the value(s) of trust, governance and collaboration
Published 2022In January 2021, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, warned that the world was 'on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure [that] will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest ...Article