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Negative Effects On Cancer Care Due To COVID-19 Implications: Observations From A Cancer Center In The UAE
(2020)
Abstract:
In 2019, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a public health emergency of international concern that rapidly escalated to pandemic status in 2020 (1). As of ...
Prevalence of, and factors associated with health supplement use in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a population-based crosssectional study
(2019)
Background:
Health supplement (HS) products that are available in the Emirate of Dubai (United Arab Emirates; UAE) contain chemicals that may adversely affect human health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence ...
Prediction of COVID-19 severity using laboratory findings on admission: informative values, thresholds, ML model performance
(2021)
Background:
Despite the necessity, there is no reliable biomarker to predict disease severity and prognosis of patients with COVID-19. The currently published prediction models are not fully applicable to clinical ...
UAE efforts in promoting COVID-19 vaccination and building vaccine confidence
(2021)
Abstract:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is leading globally in many indicators for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This ranges from taking adequate preventive measures to the free vaccination drive and viable public ...
Comorbidities Associated With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents at a Tertiary Care Setting
(2022)
Abstract:
Studies have revealed high rates of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric comorbid conditions among individuals diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, research on this topic in ...
Potentially Zoonotic Viruses in Wild Rodents, United Arab Emirates, 2019—A Pilot Study
(2023)
Abstract:
The majority of emerging viral infectious diseases in humans originate from wildlife reservoirs, such as rodents and bats. We investigated a possible reservoir, namely wild gerbils and mice trapped in a desert ...
Happiness and associated factors amongst pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah Study
(2023)
Objective:
Prenatal happiness and life satisfaction research are often over-shadowed by other pregnancy and birth outcomes. This analysis investigated the level of, and factors associated with happiness amongst pregnant ...
A potential rise of breast cancer risk in the UAE post-COVID-19 lockdown: A call for action
(2022)
Introduction:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in late December of 2019 with early reports of pneumonia-like symptoms from Wuhan, China. This outbreak has quickly caused major healthcare havoc, with ...
Ethnicity-Specific Features of COVID-19 Among Arabs, Africans, South Asians, East Asians, and Caucasians in the United Arab Emirates
(2022)
Background:
Dubai (United Arab Emirates; UAE) has a multi-national population which makes it exceptionally interesting study sample because of its unique demographic factors.
Objective:
To stratify the risk factors ...
Virtual Microscopy in Undergraduate Pathology Education: An early transformative experience in clinical reasoning
(2021)
Objectives:
Whole-slide imaging and virtual microscopy (VM) have revolutionised teaching, diagnosis and research in histopathology. This study aimed to establish the feasibility of achieving early integration of clinical ...