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Alemka Markotić—from hantavirus to COVID-19

Having survived the harrowing war aggression on her two homelands, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina sometimes by the narrowest of margins as shells missed her location by small distances Alemka Markotić, like many who lived through those times, feels lucky to be alive and has in her CV under “Other skills and competencies” ‘Survival in wartime’.

Time trends in atrial fibrillation-related stroke during 2001–2020 in Sweden: a nationwide, observational study

Even though both the absolute and relative risk of AF-related ischemic stroke declined over the past 20 years, every fourth ischemic stroke in 2020 still had a preceding or concurrent AF diagnosis. This represents a great potential for future gains in stroke prevention among AF patients.

COVID-19 infection, reinfection, and the transition to endemicity

Understanding the protection conferred by previous infection against repeat infection, illness, and severe disease is key to projecting the future epidemiology of COVID-19 and to guiding vaccine policy decisions. In The Lancet, The COVID-19 Forecasting Team1 report data from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 65 studies from 19 different countries estimating the reduction in COVID-19 risk among individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, compared with those without a previous infection.

Vaccine anaphylaxis and Canadian public health policy

To support national immunisation policy, many countries around the world have established National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs). NITAGs serve as independent expert committees providing scientific advice and making recommendations that guide immunisation policy and programmatic decisions. WHO considers NITAGs an essential part of national immunisation programmes, and the Global Vaccine Action Plan recommended that all countries establish, or have access to, a NITAG.1 Although each NITAG conducts autonomous scientific reviews, historically there has been consistency among NITAGs regarding the approach to vaccine reactions.

Victims of eugenic sterilisation in Utah: cohort demographics and estimate of living survivors

Many people sterilised under Utah s eugenics law are likely living today. While some states have taken steps to reckon with their roles in depriving people of their reproductive rights, Utah lacks even an official acknowledgment of this shameful, medical history. Given the advanced age of the potential survivors, time is running out for a reconciliation that can be experienced by those who were most harmed by the practice.

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