The importance of the treatment rationale for pain in animal-assisted interventions: a randomized controlled trial in healthy participants (Publications)
Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) is a promising treatment approach for pain, but possible mechanisms still need to be elucidated. This study set out to investigate the analgesic effects of an anim
The association of road traffic noise with cognition in adolescents: a cohort study in Switzerland (Publications)
Environmental noise exposure has been shown to affect children's cognition, but the concept of cognition is multifaceted, and studies on associations with noise are still inconclusive and fragmented.
Patient and provider perceptions of a peer-delivered intervention ('<em>Khanya</em>') to improve anti-retroviral adherence and substance use in South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite a high prevalence of problematic substance use among people living with HIV in South Africa, there remains limited access to substance use services within the HIV care system. To a
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of azabicyclo-nonane pyrimidine hybrids (Publications)
2,4-Diaminopyrimidines and (dialkylamino)azabicyclo-nonanes possess activity against protozoan parasites. A series of fused hybrids were synthesized and tested in vitro against pathogens of malaria tr
The association between apparent temperature and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Limpopo province, South Africa (Publications)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have a high disease burden both globally and in South Africa. They have also been found to be temperature-sensitive globally. The association between temperature and CVD
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance (Publications)
Investment in SARS-CoV-2 sequencing in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences generated, now exceeding 100,000 genomes, used to track the pandemic on the cont
Acceptability measures of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in low- and middle-income countries, a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inadequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is an environmental risk factor for poor health outcomes globally, particularly for children in low- and middle-income countries
COVID-19 vaccine booster strategies in light of emerging viral variants: frequency, timing, and target groups (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Vaccinations have reduced severe burden of COVID-19 and allowed for lifting of non-pharmaceutical interventions. However, with immunity waning alongside emergence of more transmissible var
Functional limitations 12 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with initial disease severity: an observational study of cardiopulmonary... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) provides a comprehensive assessment of pulmonary, cardiovascular and musculosceletal function. Reduced CPET performance could be an indicator for ch