Microplastic contamination is a burgeoning environmental issue that poses serious threats
to animal and human health. Microplastics enter the human body through nasal, dermal, and …

Human adenoviruses (HAdV) are one of the most important pathogens detected in acute
respiratory diseases in pediatrics and immunocompromised patients. In 1953, Wallace …

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) employed personal protective equipment (PPE)
during the COVID-19 pandemic, crucial to protecting themselves from infection. To highlight …

Background The burden of severe disease and death due to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
pandemic among healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide has been substantial. Masking is a …

We report the results of a study on the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in
about 6000 workers of the University Hospital of Modena, Northern Italy, in the period March …

Background Despite local and national recommendations, health care provider adherence
to personal protective equipment (PPE) varied during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous …

COVID-19 is an emerging disease of global public health concern. As the pandemic
overwhelmed emergency departments (EDs), a restructuring of emergency care delivery …

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear how crucial biomedical science is to
pandemic control and prevention on a global scale. The importance of biomedical science in …

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is Canada's largest organization representing
Canada's frontline nurses in every sector of health care–from home care, longterm care …

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the changes in the physical, mental, and
social conditions of operating room nurses and their personal experiences during the …