Increased risk of COVID-19-related admissions in patients with active solid organ cancer in the West Midlands region of the UK: a retrospective cohort study by Peter Nightingale, Fahad Mahmood, Akinfemi Akingboye, Nabeel Amiruddin, Olorunseun O Ogunwobi

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Intensive care clinicians’ experiences of palliative withdrawal of mechanical ventilation: a qualitative study by Nikolaos Efstathiou, Brandi Vanderspank-Wright, Fotini Kristina Michaela Diridis, Michelle Orr, Marianne Baernholdt

“…Objectives To explore intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians’ experiences of withdrawing mechanical ventilation during end-of-life care.Design An exploratory qualitative design was used, with data collected via semistructured, face-to-face online interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Participants We recruited ICU clinicians from two hospitals within the West Midlands region of the UK.Data collection Semistructured, face-to-face online interviews were used to explore experiences with limitation of life-sustaining treatments in ICU, decision-making and practices for withdrawing mechanical ventilation.Findings 22 ICU clinicians were interviewed (Physiotherapist=1, Advanced Critical Care Practitioners=4, Physicians=9 and Nurses=8), of which 13 were women (59%). …”
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A cross-sectional study exploring the sitting time of afghans and other South Asian youth in the UK by Ayazullah Safi, Irfan Khawaja, Ahmad Alkhatib, Peter Collins, Tony Myers

“…Methods Young BSA from the UK West Midlands region (mean age 15.4 ± 0.5 years) (Total: n = 191, (females: n = 93; males: n = 98) participated in this study. …”
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Relationship between primary school healthy eating and physical activity promoting environments and children’s dietary intake, physical activity and weight status: a longitudinal s... by Miranda Pallan, Peymane Adab, Joanne Clarke, Tania Griffin, Kiya Hurley, Alice J Sitch, Emma Lancashire, Sandra Passmore, Elizabeth Mairenn Garden

“…Objective We aimed to examine the association between food and physical activity environments in primary schools and child anthropometric, healthy eating and physical activity measures.Design Observational longitudinal study using data from a childhood obesity prevention trial.Setting State primary schools in the West Midlands region, UK.Participants 1392 pupils who participated in the WAVES (West Midlands ActiVe lifestyle and healthy Eating in School children) childhood obesity prevention trial (2011–2015).Primary and secondary outcome measures School environment (exposure) was categorised according to questionnaire responses indicating their support for healthy eating and/or physical activity. …”
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P333: Rapid exome/genome sequencing in acute pediatric settings influences acute and long-term management of patients and their families by Swati Naik, Ramanand Jeeneea, Madhura Chandrashekara, Lorraine Hartles-Spencer, Karen Stals, Andrew Parrish

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Widespread Cutaneous Indeterminate Dendritic Cell Tumor (IDCT) With ETV3::NOAC2 Rearrangement Successfully Treated With PUVA Therapy: A Case Report by Akshay Deshpande, Zbigniew Rudzki, Jaideep Bhat, Matthew Pugh, Susan Rose, Shankara Paneesha

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Prognostic markers in oesophageal and gastric cancer review. Are they ready for clinical practice? by V. Kunene, M. Ding, M. Yap, E.A. Griffiths, P. Taniere, D. Fackrell, S. Butler, G. Contino

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Distribution of age at natural menopause, age at menarche, menstrual cycle length, height and BMI in BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers and non-carriers: results from EMBR... by Nasim Mavaddat, Debra Frost, Emily Zhao, Daniel R. Barnes, Munaza Ahmed, Julian Barwell, Angela F. Brady, Paul Brennan, Hector Conti, Jackie Cook, Harriet Copeland, Rosemarie Davidson, Alan Donaldson, Emma Douglas, David Gallagher, Rachel Hart, Louise Izatt, Zoe Kemp, Fiona Lalloo, Zosia Miedzybrodzka, Patrick J. Morrison, Jennie E. Murray, Alex Murray, Hannah Musgrave, Claire Searle, Lucy Side, Katie Snape, Vishakha Tripathi, Lisa Walker, Stephanie Archer, D. Gareth Evans, Marc Tischkowitz, Antonis C. Antoniou, Douglas F. Easton

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