Needless to say, words have meaning. The selection of words modulates the message understood by the receiver. With regard to COVID, terms such as “seasonal”, “like a cold”, and “like the flu” can be selected by writers to paint a...
Introduction
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been a recurring threat to both avian and human health worldwide. The virus is spread globally through the migration of infected wild birds that transmit it to domesticated...
Zugehörigkeit der AutorInnen: World Health Network
Korrespondierende Autorin: Spela, Salamon, salamon.spela.md@gmail.com
Zusammenfassung
Die andauernden globalen Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie verursachen weiterhin...
This article after additional peer review at Medical Review and subsequent changes is now also published at https://doi.org/10.1515/mr-2024-0030
Introduction
Symptomatic Long COVID affects 10-30% of the COVID-19-infected population...
Waves of COVID-19 infections have continued all around the world as new variants appear. The expectation that previous infections would reduce the probability or severity of the disease has proved to be incorrect .
While deaths during...
Author Affiliations: World Health Network
Corresponding author: Spela, Salamon, salamon.spela.md@gmail.com
Abstract
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic persists, causing significant harm. Extensive evidence indicates that...
WHN Long Covid Delphi Round 2
IMPORTANT: PLEASE RESPOND by - International Long COVID Delphi Consensus Guideline
At a glance:
What are we trying to do? Create an international Delphi Consensus guideline for the definition,...
While our knowledge expands faster than ever, our ability to anticipate and respond to global challenges or opportunities remains limited. A political upheaval in one country, a technological innovation in another, or an epidemic in a...
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world have minimized the perceived severity of COVID-19 by adjusting how pandemic data are measured and presented. For example, reducing the availability of PCR testing,...
The massive wildfires raging across numerous locations worldwide are producing a significant amount of smoke, particles, and other air pollutants. As a result, the summer of 2023 has highlighted the critical importance of air quality on...
Dear Infection Prevention and Control Team,
I’m writing to you today as I have some concerns about the recent changes to mask policies within the trust. However, please know that part of the reason I am spending the time to contact...
In mid-XIXth century Vienna, Ignaz Semmelweis found that washing hands in obstetrical clinics drastically reduced mortality, and lost his life in the struggle to make doctors wash their hands. His contemporaries ignored his findings, and...
