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Medical and Health-Related Misinformation on Social Media: Bibliometric Study of the Scientific Literature
(2022)
Background:
Social media has been extensively used for the communication of health-related information and consecutively for the potential spread of medical misinformation. Conventional systematic reviews have been published ...
Implications of social media misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine confidence among pregnant women in Africa
(2022)
Abstract:
It has been over a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and subsequently a global pandemic. The world has experienced ...
COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests: Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Literature
(2022)
Abstract:
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt health systems worldwide, conducting Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) at specified intervals has become an essential part of many people’s lives around the world. We ...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A narrative review of four South Asian countries
(2022)
Objectives:
Vaccine hesitancy remains a global issue, especially within poverty-stricken countries where there’s an interplay of financial and nonfinancial barriers. This narrative review aims to understand attitudes and ...
Double trouble: COVID-19 vaccine misinformation amidst conflict in Ukraine
(2022-08)
Abstract:
The repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented valuable insights into new public health challenges which were once difficult to recognize. At the core of this strenuous public health emergency, lies ...
Enhancing public trust in COVID-19 vaccination during ramadan 2022: A call for action
(2022)
Abstract:
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar in which it is compulsory for Muslims to abstain from eating and drinking during the daytime. The COVID-19 pandemic posed additional challenges for Muslims ...
Rise of monkeypox: Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate global health crises
(2022)
Introduction:
The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential has occurred regularly throughout history. HIV/AIDS, bubonic plague, smallpox, and influenza are some of the highest-profile examples. ...
Challenging the Illusion: Health Equity Amidst New Variants
(2022)
HIGHLIGHTS
• LMICs with limited capacities and infrastructures have experienced striking and disproportionate public health and economic losses during the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly due to imposed lockdowns and ...
Effects of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on blood donation and blood banks in India
(2022)
Abstract:
India, the second most populous country in the world, started its mass vaccination campaign on January 16th, 2021. With the aim to vaccinate 1.3 billion people, this vaccination programme was dubbed as the world’s ...