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COVID-19 highlights the need for universal adoption of standards of medical care for physicians in nursing homes in Europe

COVID-19 highlights the need for universal adoption of standards of medical care for physicians in nursing homes in Europe

Aim: The gravity of concerns arising for nursing home care from the COVID-19 pandemic mandates urgent review of medical standards for nursing homes. Findings: Physicians provi…
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Research with older people in a world with COVID-19: identification of current and future priorities, challenges and opportunities

Research with older people in a world with COVID-19: identification of current and future priorities, challenges and opportunities

Older people are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a profound impact on research as well as clinical service delivery. This commentary identifie…
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Covid-19 and lack of linked datasets for care homes

Covid-19 and lack of linked datasets for care homes

The pandemic has shed harsh light on the need for a live minimum dataset. Residents of care homes are centre stage in the covid-19 pandemic for all the wrong reasons. Home to vul…
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Uncovering the Devaluation of Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19: Are We Fuelling the Next Health Care Crisis?

Uncovering the Devaluation of Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19: Are We Fuelling the Next Health Care Crisis?

Publication link Access the publication here: https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(20)30492-8/pdf
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Impact of COVID-19 on routine care for chronic diseases: A global survey of views from healthcare professionals

Impact of COVID-19 on routine care for chronic diseases: A global survey of views from healthcare professionals

Routine care for chronic disease is an ongoing major challenge. We aimed to evaluate the global impact of COVID-19 on routine care for chronic diseases. An online survey was post…
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Early lessons from a second COVID-19 lockdown in Leicester, UK

Early lessons from a second COVID-19 lockdown in Leicester, UK

As the number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to decline in the UK, national lockdown measures are being cautiously relaxed. However, Leicester has become the first city in En…
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Body mass index and risk of COVID ‐19 across ethnic groups: analysis of UK Biobank study

Body mass index and risk of COVID ‐19 across ethnic groups: analysis of UK Biobank study

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has devastated global economies and put unprecedented strain on clinical services. Emer…
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COVID-19 and ethnicity: A novel pathophysiological role for inflammation

COVID-19 and ethnicity: A novel pathophysiological role for inflammation

There have been recent mounting concerns regarding multiple reports stating a significantly elevated relative-risk of COVID-19 mortality amongst the Black and Minority Ethnic (BA…
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Disparities in the impact of COVID-19 in Black and Minority Ethnic populations: review of the evidence and recommendations for action

Disparities in the impact of COVID-19 in Black and Minority Ethnic populations: review of the evidence and recommendations for action

The question of why more people from black and ethnic minority (BME) backgrounds appear to be at greater risk of hospitalisation and deaths with COVID-19 – and the need for urg…

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