Background . Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) remains the leading cause of
opportunistic infection among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)– infected persons. Previous …

Background: The 2020 Coronavirus pandemic is a major international public health challenge.
Governments have taken public health protection measures to reduce the spread of the …

A Phase-II Upgrade is proposed for the LHCb experiment in order to take full advantage of
the flavourphysics opportunities at the HL-LHC, and other topics that can be studied with a …

▴ Buprenorphine is a low molecular weight, lipophilic, opioid analgesic. Recently, a
transdermal matrix patch formulation of buprenorphine has become available in three dosage …

Background: Homelessness has increased by 165% since 2010 in England, with evidence
from many settings that those affected experience high levels of mortality. In this paper we …

A combination of time-series satellite imagery, helicopter-borne video footage and field
observation is used to identify the impact of a major tsunami on a low-lying coastal zone located …

Background: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is conventionally diagnosed by identifying
Pneumocystis jirovecii in lower respiratory tract samples using cytochemical stains. Molecular …

The National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD), reported herein, is the first national
investigation of asthma deaths in the UK and the largest study worldwide to date. Work on the …

The Cox proportional hazards model is frequently used in medical statistics. The standard
methods for fitting this model rely on the assumption of independent censoring. Although this …

Background Congenital anomalies are a leading cause of childhood morbidity, but little is
known about the long-term outcomes. Objective To quantify the burden of disease in …