The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted are having a profound impact on a
major goal of public healthcare systems: universal access to health services. The objective …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and COVID-19: interrel... : Current Opinion in
Pulmonary Medicine Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and COVID-19 …

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published the
complete 2023 GOLD report, which can be freely downloaded from its web page (www …

Exacerbations of COPD are associated with worsening of the airflow obstruction,
hospitalisation, reduced quality of life, disease progression and death. At least 70% of …

Abstract On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. Till now, it affected 452.4 million (Spain, 11.18 million) …

abstract The use of waste plastic made aggregates in cement concrete not only can solve
the problem of the disposal of waste plastics in a sustainable way but also it reduces the …

Background The available data to determine the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) burden in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Therefore, this study closely examines and …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the mainstay of treatment for asthma, but their role in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is debated. Recent randomised controlled …

Background Identifying trends of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases is crucial for
public health and research to guide future clinical improvements for better outcomes. This …

Ongoing surveillance after pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV) deployment is
essential to inform policy decisions and monitor serotype replacement. We report serotype …