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COVID-19 vaccination in autoimmune diseases (COVAD) study: vaccine safety in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
(Muscle and Nerve, Wiley Online, 2022-07-23)Abstract Introduction/Aims We studied COVID-19 vaccination-related adverse events (ADEs) 7-days post-vaccination in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory ... -
The potential impact of allied health professional telehealth consultations on health inequities and the burden of treatment
(International Journal for Equity in Health, Springer Nature, 2022-06-30)Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid shift to remote consultations. The study aimed to explore the prevalence of telehealth consultations amongst allied health professional (AHP) services in the UK National ... -
A narrative review on yoga: a potential intervention for augmenting immunomodulation and mental health in COVID-19.
(BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Springer Nature, 2022-07-18)Abstract Background The ongoing novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a significant mortality rate of 3–5%. The principal causes of multiorgan failure and death are cytokine release syndrome and immune ... -
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on workload in gynaecological pathology – experience of an NHS pathology hub.
(The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2022-06-09)A review of the impact of Covid-19 on gynaecological pathology workload – comparing pre-pandemic, lockdowns, and Covid-recovery period. -
Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies suffer from worse self-reported PROMIS physical function after COVID-19 infection: an interview-based study from the MyoCite cohort.
(Clinical Rheumatology, Springer Nature, 2022-07-01)No abstract available. -
Immune response to COVID-19 vaccination is attenuated by poor disease control and antimyeloma therapy with vaccine driven divergent T-cell response.
(British Journal of Haematology, Wiley Online, 2022-05-01)Myeloma patients frequently respond poorly to bacterial and viral vaccination. A few studies have reported poor humoral immune responses in myeloma patients to COVID-19 vaccination. Using a prospective study of myeloma ... -
Bibliometric and altmetric analysis of retracted articles on COVID-19.
(Journal of Korean Medical Science, Korean Academy of Medical Sciences., 2022-02-14)Background: With greater use of social media platforms for promotions of research articles, retracted articles tend to receive approximately the same attention. We systematically analyzed retracted articles from ... -
Life in the infection prevention team during a pandemic.
(Care to Share, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2022-02-01)It all started in December 2019 when the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China. During January and February national guidance was issued and updated. Plans were put in place if a case came to Wolverhampton ... -
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responses following CD20-depletion treatment in patients with haematological and rheumatological disease: a West Midlands Research Consortium study.
(Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Oxford Academic, 2022-01-28)B-cell-depleting agents are among the most commonly used drugs to treat haemato-oncological and autoimmune diseases. They rapidly induce a state of peripheral B-cell aplasia with the potential to interfere with nascent ... -
Overcoming adversity: insights into an acute hospital service of supported viewing for families bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic.
(Bereavement: Journal of Grief and Responses to Death, Cruse Bereavement Support, 2022-01-01)The number of people bereaved due to the Covid-19 pandemic is a major health and social care concern. At a time of unprecedented demand on acute and critical care services, restricted family presence to reduce transmission ... -
Low testosterone on hospital admission with COVID-19 infection is associated with increased mortality.
(Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2022-03-03)Objective: Males, despite equal sex-related susceptibility to COVID-19, appear at a greater risk of poor clinical outcomes and death. This suggests that serum testosterone could be a mediator. The aim of this retrospective ... -
COVID-19 multidisciplinary working group.
(Clinical Medicine Journal, Royal College of Physicians, 2021-07-01)No abstract available. -
Insight from patient and healthcare professionals on the implementation of virtual clinics patients with inflammatory bowel disease
(Frontline Gastroenterology, BMJ Journals, 2021-02-25)Introduction: During COVID-19, the management of outpatient inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) changed from face-to-face (F2F) to telephone and video consultations across the UK. We surveyed patients with IBD and IBD healthcare ... -
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on suspected head and neck cancer two-week-wait referrals
(The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, Cambridge University Press, 2022-03-01)Background The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 extends far beyond the immediate burden on healthcare systems caused by hospitalisation of patients with the disease itself. Objective To investigate the impact of the ... -
Leading a TB team working with hard-to-reach clients
(British Journal of Nursing, Mark Allen Publishing., 2022-02-24)Neil was runner-up in the Respiratory Nurse of the Year categor of the BJN Awards 2021. He describes some of the initiatiaves implemeted during 2019/2020 to support the homeless within the Wolverhampton area with TB.. -
Orthotic service waiting times as an impact of COVID
(2022-03-16)At the end of December 2021, 6.07 million patients were waiting for elective care, the biggest waiting list since records began. Only 64% (3.87 million) of these patients had been waiting for less than 18 weeks, compared ... -
The risk factors potentially influencing risk of serious illness/death in people with diabetes, following SARS-CoV-2 infection: what needs to be done from here.
(Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Metabolism, Wolters Kluwer, 2021-10-28)In conclusion, as the COVID-19 pandemic moves into a new phase in Europe and some other parts of the world, much remains to be determined about why having diabetes increases the risk of serious consequences of a COVID-19 ... -
Incidence and risk factors of long COVID in the UK: a single-centre observational study.
(Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2021-12-01)Background: Studies to evaluate long COVID symptoms and their risk factors are limited. We evaluated the presence of long COVID and its risk factors in patients discharged from a hospital with COVID-19 illness. Methods: ... -
COVID-19: effect on gastroenterology and hepatology service provision and training: lessons learnt and planning for the future
(World Journal of Gastroenterology, Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2021-11-28)In late 2019, reports arose of a new respiratory disease in China, identified as a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The World Health Organisation named the disease caused by the virus ... -
Impaired neutralisation of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant in vaccinated patients with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
(Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Springer Nature, 2022-01-09)Background: Immune suppression is a clinical feature of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), and patients show increased vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection and suboptimal antibody responses. Method: We studied antibody ...