BACKGROUND Prolonged pathogen shedding and increased duration of illness associated with infections in immunosuppressed individuals put close human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative contacts of HIV-infected persons at increased risk of exposure to infectious pathogens. METHODS We calculated incidence and longitudinal prevalence (number of days per year) of influenzalike illness (ILI), dia...

BACKGROUND Multimorbidity is common among ageing populations and it affects the demand for health services. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between multimorbidity (i.e. the number of diseases and specific combinations of diseases) and the use of general practice services in the Dutch population of 55 years and older. METHODS Data on diagnosed chronic diseases, cont...

BACKGROUND Contact investigation is an active case finding strategy to increase detection of Tuberculosis (TB) and a key component of TB control programs. The household contacts are at a higher risk of exposure than members of the general population. The information on the value and yield of household contact screening and the approaches used in high incidence settings like India is limited. ...

Questions: Is there an increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? Is there an increased risk of NMSC if they receive immunosuppressive therapy? Design: Historical cohort study and nested case-control study. Setting: Data were obtained from the Manitoba Health administrative databases and the Manitoba Cancer Registry. Patients: For the co...

I thank the editors for the invitation to write in honor of Robert Blinc and to celebrate his 70 birthday. Over his many years of international research collaborations and leadership of NMR research groups at the Josef Stefan Institute, he and his colleagues have generated a body of comprehensive experimental data leading to new concepts and clarifications concerning unusual solid state structu...

Blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption has increased significantly since the start of Covid-19 pandemic. This rate overtaken Internet in 90s early 2000s, but as a result, instances crypto scams have also increased. The types reported are typically giveaway scams, rug pulls, phishing impersonation Ponzi schemes well pump dumps. US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that May 2021 number were twelve t...