BackgroundComorbid depression in the medically ill is clinically important. Admission to a
general hospital offers an opportunity to identify and initiate treatment for depression …

Background Primary care has a crucial role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as the
first point of patient care and gatekeeper to secondary care. Qualitative studies exploring the …

Antibiotic use (and misuse) accelerates antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and addressing this
complex problem necessitates behaviour change related to infection prevention and …

Background Selling antibiotics without prescriptions is mostly illegal worldwide, including in
Ghana, and promotes antimicrobial resistance. We evaluated the prevalence and practice of …

Introduction In order to tackle the pandemic, governments have established various types of
advisory boards to provide evidence and recommendations to policy makers. Scientists …

Objectives Successful implementation of asymptomatic testing programmes using lateral
flow tests (LFTs) depends on several factors, including feasibility, acceptability and how …

Objective To identify the experiences and concerns of health workers (HWs), and how they
changed, throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Methods …

Background The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients' and clinicians' perceptions
of healthcare-seeking behaviour and delivery of care is unclear. The pandemic accelerated …

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has offered a powerful preventive measure to help control
SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Nevertheless, long-standing public hesitation around vaccines …

Background Comorbid major depression has been associated with worse survival in
patients with cancer. However, we do not know if treating depression improves survival. In …