Background The safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir, an oral
antiviral medication for SARS-CoV-2, has not been established in vaccinated patients in the …

Background and aims COVID-19 and low levels of vitamin D appear to disproportionately
affect black and minority ethnic individuals. We aimed to establish whether blood 25-…

Background Frailty is associated with older age and multimorbidity (two or more long-term
conditions); however, little is known about its prevalence or effects on mortality in younger …

Background Understanding of the role of ethnicity and socioeconomic position in the risk of
developing SARS-CoV-2 infection is limited. We investigated this in the UK Biobank study. …

Introduction Older people have been reported to be at higher risk of COVID-19 mortality.
This study explored the factors mediating this association and whether older age was …

Objectives To investigate severe COVID-19 risk by occupational group. Methods Baseline
UK Biobank data (2006–10) for England were linked to SARS-CoV-2 test results from Public …

Background Patient 'enablement' is a term closely aligned with 'empowerment' and its
measurement in a general practice consultation has been operationalised in the widely used …

Background Patients with chronic disease may experience complicated management plans
requiring significant personal investment. This has been termed ‘treatment burden’ and has …

Background Multimorbidity is associated with higher mortality, but the relationship with
cancer and cardiovascular mortality is unclear. The influence of demographics and type of …

This paper seeks to give an overview of the role of clinical empathy in therapy and in the
physician-patient relationship. Researchers have offered definitions of empathy in the clinical …