Remdesivir for COVID-19 in Europe: will it provide value for money?

Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives Throughout Europe: Proven Value for Money

Antimicrobial stewardship is recognized as a key component to stop the current European spread of antimicrobial resistance. It has also become evident that antimicrobial resistance is a problem that cannot be tackled by single institutions or physicians. Prevention of antimicrobial resistance needs rigorous actions at ward level, institution level, national level and at supra-national levels. C...

As Europe Gets Larger, Will It Disappear?

David Ellison, in order to present the major issues associated with the enlargement and transformation of the European Union and the expansion and evolving role of NATO. The first piece in the Forum, written by Jeffrey Kopstein and David Reilly, examines the ability of the European Union to assimilate new members over time and the extent to which EU structures and norms have replicated themselv...

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Medical strategies for Disease Covid-19

Following the outbreak of Covid-19, many related studies were published rapidly around the world. In this study, we examined published or in-publication studies over the strategies to deal with Covid-19. To this end, 16 published scientific papers were investigated using content analysis and meta-analysis. As a result, 16 medical strategies and 3 macro-management strategies were extracted. Fina...

History in a Crisis — Lessons for Covid-19

Writing in the heady days of new antibiotics and immunizations, esteemed microbiologists Macfarlane Burnet and David White predicted in 1972 that “the most likely forecast about the future of infectious diseases is that it will be very dull.” When asked to explain past events, historians are quick to assert the importance of context. If you want to understand how or why something happened, you ...