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Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Moin, A. S. M., Sathyapalan, T., Diboun, I., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (in press). Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19. Scientific reports, 11(1), Article 6428. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85760-y

Hyperactivation of the immune system through obesity and diabetes may enhance infection severity complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The objective was to determine the circulatory biomarkers for macrophage activation at baselin... Read More about Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19.

“A most excellent medicine”: Malaria, Mithridate, and the death of Andrew Marvell (2021)
Journal Article
Mottram, S. (2021). “A most excellent medicine”: Malaria, Mithridate, and the death of Andrew Marvell. Seventeenth Century, 36(4), 653-679. https://doi.org/10.1080/0268117X.2021.1901240

The poet Andrew Marvell (1621–78) died suffering from vivax malaria, a common disease in the seventeenth century, endemic in estuary regions of eastern England. This article explores Marvell’s death alongside the literature and history of malaria and... Read More about “A most excellent medicine”: Malaria, Mithridate, and the death of Andrew Marvell.

A Macromarketing Prescription for Covid-19: Solidarity and Care Ethics (2021)
Journal Article
Hyman, M. R., Shabbir, H. A., Hyman, M., & Kostyk, A. (in press). A Macromarketing Prescription for Covid-19: Solidarity and Care Ethics. Journal of Macromarketing, https://doi.org/10.1177/02761467211001544

Contextualized in the current pandemic, this essay discusses social marketing and public policy efforts from a ‘social solidarity and care ethics’ perspective. It presents a prototypical inclusivity-based approach for managing pandemics, with adaptiv... Read More about A Macromarketing Prescription for Covid-19: Solidarity and Care Ethics.

Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: A multiprofessional scoping review protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Jones, E., Ormandy, P., Brettle, A., Nixon, A. C., Young, H., Mooney, A., Winterbottom, A., Bekker, H., Brown, E., Murtagh, F. E., Da Silva-Gane, M., Coyle, D., & Finnigan, R. (2021). Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: A multiprofessional scoping review protocol. BMJ open, 11(3), Article e040715. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040715

Introduction Reported outcomes for older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often focus on survival and mortality and little attention is paid to symptom burden and health-related quality of life. Recognising frailty and providing inte... Read More about Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: A multiprofessional scoping review protocol.

Effect of COVID-19 on Mortality of Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Karimi, L., Makvandi, S., Vahedian-Azimi, A., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). Effect of COVID-19 on Mortality of Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Pregnancy, 2021, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8870129

Background. Based on what is known at this time, pregnant women are at an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 compared to nonpregnant women. Additionally, pregnant women with COVID-19 might have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outco... Read More about Effect of COVID-19 on Mortality of Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Metabolic consequences of obesity on the hypercoagulable state of polycystic ovary syndrome (2021)
Journal Article
Moin, A. S. M., Sathyapalan, T., Diboun, I., Elrayess, M. A., Butler, A. E., & Atkin, S. L. (in press). Metabolic consequences of obesity on the hypercoagulable state of polycystic ovary syndrome. Scientific reports, 11(1), Article 5320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84586-y

© 2021, The Author(s). Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women have a hypercoagulable state; however, whether this is intrinsically due to PCOS or, alternatively, a consequence of its metabolic complications is unclear. We determined plasma coagulatio... Read More about Metabolic consequences of obesity on the hypercoagulable state of polycystic ovary syndrome.

The Immune Response and Effectiveness of COVID-19 Therapies (2021)
Book Chapter
Tavasolian, F., Hatam, G. R., Mosawi, S. H., Saadi, M. I., Abdollahi, E., Jamialahmadi, T., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). The Immune Response and Effectiveness of COVID-19 Therapies. In P. C. Guest (Ed.), Clinical, Biological and Molecular Aspects of COVID-19 (115-126). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59261-5_10

© 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly pathogenic with r... Read More about The Immune Response and Effectiveness of COVID-19 Therapies.

Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Patients with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study (2021)
Book Chapter
Moayed, M. S., Vahedian-Azimi, A., Mirmomeni, G., Rahimi-Bashar, F., Goharimoghadam, K., Pourhoseingholi, M. A., Abbasi-Farajzadeh, M., Hekmat, M., Sathyapalan, T., Guest, P. C., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Patients with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study. In P. C. Guest (Ed.), Clinical, Biological and Molecular Aspects of COVID-19 (229-236). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59261-5_19

© 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Aim: Patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection can develop several psychological consequences. Epidemiological data on mental health... Read More about Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Patients with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The health of mothers of children with a life-limiting condition; a comparative cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Fraser, L. K., Murtagh, F. E., Aldridge, J., Sheldon, T., Gilbody, S., & Hewitt, C. (2021). The health of mothers of children with a life-limiting condition; a comparative cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 106(10), 987-993. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-320655

Objective This study aimed to quantify the incidence rates of common mental and physical health conditions in mothers of children with a life-limiting condition. Methods Comparative national longitudinal cohort study using linked primary and secondar... Read More about The health of mothers of children with a life-limiting condition; a comparative cohort study.

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery (2021)
Journal Article
Wilson, A., Van Cleynenbreugel, B., Wellbelove, Z., Sharma, D., Sultan, J., Sanchez Salas, R., Patel, B., Robinson, D. B. T., Mavor, A., Murugesan, J., Malik, A., Panagiotou, D., James, O. P., Kalifatidis, D., Lam, W., Lewis, C. M. B., Gómez Rivas, J., Ho, M., Giorga, A., Glassman, D., …Chetter, I. (2021). Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery. BJS Open, 5(2), Article zraa051. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa051

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a profound impact on surgical services, potentially having a detrimental impact on training opportunities. The aim of this global survey was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on surgical training and... Read More about Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery.

Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: A prospective, community-based study (2021)
Journal Article
Dennis, A., Wamil, M., Alberts, J., Oben, J., Cuthbertson, D. J., Wootton, D., Crooks, M., Gabbay, M., Brady, M., Hishmeh, L., Attree, E., Heightman, M., Banerjee, R., & Banerjee, A. (2021). Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: A prospective, community-based study. BMJ open, 11(3), Article e048391. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048391

Objective To assess medium-term organ impairment in symptomatic individuals following recovery from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Design Baseline findings from a prospective, observational cohort study. Setting Community-based individuals from two UK c... Read More about Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: A prospective, community-based study.

Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection? (2021)
Journal Article
Moin, A. S. M., Sathyapalan, T., Butler, A. E., & Atkin, S. L. (2021). Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection?. Frontiers in endocrinology, 12, Article 638621. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.638621

© Copyright © 2021 Moin, Sathyapalan, Butler and Atkin. Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) often have vitamin D deficiency, a known risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease. Alveolar macrophage-derived cytokines contribute to the... Read More about Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection?.

Medication adherence in patients with severe asthma prescribed oral corticosteroids in the U-BIOPRED cohort (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmed, H., Auffray, C., Bakke, P., Bush, A., Baribaud, F., Bates, S., Bel, E. H., Bigler, J., Bisgaard, H., Boedigheimer, M. J., Bønnelykke, K., Brandsma, J., Brinkman, P., Bucchioni, E., Burg, D., Caruso, M., Chaiboonchoe, A., Chanez, P., Chung, F. K., Compton, C. H., …Study Group, U.-B. (2021). Medication adherence in patients with severe asthma prescribed oral corticosteroids in the U-BIOPRED cohort. Chest, 160(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.023

Background: Although estimates of suboptimal adherence to oral corticosteroids in asthma range from 30% to 50%, no ideal method for measurement exists; the impact of poor adherence in severe asthma is likely to be particularly high. Research Question... Read More about Medication adherence in patients with severe asthma prescribed oral corticosteroids in the U-BIOPRED cohort.

The association between diabetes-related distress and fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional descriptive study (2021)
Journal Article
Li, S., Fang, L., Lee, A., Hayter, M., Zhang, L., Bi, Y., Wu, X., Liu, L., Zhang, H., Yuan, Y., Gong, W., & Zhang, Y. (2021). The association between diabetes-related distress and fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Nursing Open, https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.800

Aim: The study aimed to explore the association between diabetes-related distress as a dependent variable and fear of hypoglycaemia as a independent variable in Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes, which can provide a basis for the development o... Read More about The association between diabetes-related distress and fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional descriptive study.

Comparing functional decline and distress from symptoms in people with thoracic life-limiting illnesses: Lung cancers and non-malignant end-stage respiratory diseases (2021)
Journal Article
Barnes-Harris, M., Allingham, S., Morgan, D., Ferreira, D., Johnson, M. J., Eagar, K., & Currow, D. (2021). Comparing functional decline and distress from symptoms in people with thoracic life-limiting illnesses: Lung cancers and non-malignant end-stage respiratory diseases. Thorax, 76(10), 989-995. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216039

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Background: Malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases account for >4.6 million deaths annually worldwide. Despite similar symptom burd... Read More about Comparing functional decline and distress from symptoms in people with thoracic life-limiting illnesses: Lung cancers and non-malignant end-stage respiratory diseases.

Barriers and enablers of implementation of alcohol guidelines with pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey among UK midwives (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, L. A., Dyson, J., Watson, J., & Schölin, L. (2021). Barriers and enablers of implementation of alcohol guidelines with pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey among UK midwives. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03583-1

© 2021, The Author(s). Background: In 2016, the UK Chief Medical Officers revised their guidance on alcohol and advised women to abstain from alcohol if pregnant or planning pregnancy. Midwives have a key role in advising women about alcohol during p... Read More about Barriers and enablers of implementation of alcohol guidelines with pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey among UK midwives.