Positive Therapeutic Role of Some Selected Food and Plant on Covid-19: A Review

With each passing day since December 2019, more cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection are being detected and it has spread through all continents of the world except in Antarctica. The virus is transmitted through contact with an infected environment or person, and the symptoms include fever, cough, and then the difficulty in breathing. Health care systems of so many countries are overwhelmed with limited therapeutic options available and no vaccine has yet been approved. Africa also with its poor health care systems could be the worst hit continent if other therapeutic alternatives are not explored. Hence this review looked into the source and origin of the Covid-19 infection and alternative therapeutic option through the use of available and cheap medicinal foods and plants that have been touted to alleviate similar infections. The review findings have likewise demonstrated the inhibitory activities of selected food crops and plants against human viruses similar to the novel Covid-19 virus.

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The Impact of the lockdown on ENT services during the COVID-19 Pandemic, a report from the developing world.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-47805/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kapila Hari ◽

Shivesh Maharaj

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Outpatient Clinics ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

The Novel ◽

Phase 2 ◽

Outpatient Procedures ◽

Care Systems ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

The Impact

Abstract The novel coronavirus and accompanying lockdown measures have resulted in the disruption of specialist clinic services. There have been reports of a decrease in the number of clinic attendees and surgical procedures performed in clinics throughout the worldThe study period was from the 2 January 2020 until 19 June 2020 which was divided by the lockdown date of the 26 March 2020, into two periods of 85 days for comparative review.During the pre-lockdown phase (2 January 2020 to 25 March 2020), 2160 patients were booked for the outpatient clinics and 1911 attended in this period (88.5%). In contrast during the post-lockdown period (26 March 2020 to 19 June 2020), 1220 visits were scheduled. Of these, 937 (76.8%) visits were completed. The number of patient visits booked (p=0.01) and completed (0.0001) after lockdown declined significantly. The total number of outpatient procedures performed pre-lockdown was 1892 (0.99/ patient) compared to 937 (1.04/ patient) post-lockdown. This represents an approximate decrease of 50% in the number of procedures completed post-lockdown but the change in the number of procedures/ patient was not significant (p=0.4).During the pre-lockdown phase 228 theatre cases were completed, including 66 emergencies and post-lockdown there were 188 cases together with 48 emergencies. There were no elective cases post-lockdown. The study illustrates that even during a stringent lockdown period there is an ongoing need for specialist ENT services and health care systems need to be tailored to manage all patients such that care is not shifted away from vulnerable groups and solely focused on Covid19 patients.

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“Palliative Pandemic Plan,” Triage and Symptoms Algorithm as a Strategy to Decrease Providers’ Exposure, While Trying to Increase Teams Availability and Guidance for Goals of Care (GOC) and Symptoms Control

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® ◽

10.1177/1049909120942494 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 (11) ◽

pp. 980-984

Author(s):

Santiago Lopez ◽

Gene Decastro ◽

Katlynn M. Van Ogtrop ◽

Sindee Weiss-Domis ◽

Samuel R. Anandan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Patient Care Team ◽

Team Approach ◽

The Novel ◽

Frontline Staff ◽

Symptomatic Management ◽

Care Systems ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Provider Shortages

As the spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues worldwide, health care systems are facing increased demand with concurrent health care provider shortages. This increase in patient demand and potential for provider shortages is particularly apparent for palliative medicine, where there are already shortages in the provision of this care. In response to the developing pandemic, our Geriatrics and Palliative (GAP) Medicine team formulated a 2-team approach which includes triage algorithms for palliative consults as well as acute symptomatic management for both patients diagnosed with or under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19. These algorithms provided a delineated set of guidelines to triage patients in need of palliative services and included provisions for acute symptoms management and the protection of both the patient care team and the families of patients with COVID-19. These guidelines helped with streamlining care in times of crisis, providing care to those in need, supporting frontline staff with primary-level palliative care, and minimizing the GAP team’s risk of infection and burnout during the rapidly changing pandemic response.

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Health Care

10.1093/oso/9780198817055.003.0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Pierre Pestieau ◽

Mathieu Lefebvre

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Technological Progress ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Third Party ◽

Medical Expenditure ◽

Public Health Care ◽

The Public ◽

Common Features ◽

Care Systems

This chapter reviews the public health care systems as well as their challenges. It first shows how expenditure on health care has evolved in previous decades and deals with the reasons for the growth observed in almost every European country. It emphasizes the role of technological progress as a main explanatory factor of the increase in medical expenditure but also points to the challenges facing cost-containment policies. Especially, the main common features of health care systems in Europe, such as third-party payment, single provider approach and cost-based reimbursement are discussed. Finally the chapter shows that although inequalities in health exist in the population, health care systems are redistributive. Reforms are thus needed but the trade-off between budgetary efficiency and equity is difficult.

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A Comprehensive Study of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Approaches in Confronting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.1177/00207314211017469 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002073142110174

Author(s):

Md Mijanur Rahman ◽

Fatema Khatun ◽

Ashik Uzzaman ◽

Sadia Islam Sami ◽

Md Al-Amin Bhuiyan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Machine Learning ◽

Health Care ◽

Language Processing ◽

Probabilistic Models ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Learning Approaches ◽

Care Systems ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Comprehensive Study

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread over 219 countries of the globe as a pandemic, creating alarming impacts on health care, socioeconomic environments, and international relationships. The principal objective of the study is to provide the current technological aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) and other relevant technologies and their implications for confronting COVID-19 and preventing the pandemic’s dreadful effects. This article presents AI approaches that have significant contributions in the fields of health care, then highlights and categorizes their applications in confronting COVID-19, such as detection and diagnosis, data analysis and treatment procedures, research and drug development, social control and services, and the prediction of outbreaks. The study addresses the link between the technologies and the epidemics as well as the potential impacts of technology in health care with the introduction of machine learning and natural language processing tools. It is expected that this comprehensive study will support researchers in modeling health care systems and drive further studies in advanced technologies. Finally, we propose future directions in research and conclude that persuasive AI strategies, probabilistic models, and supervised learning are required to tackle future pandemic challenges.

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