Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection: prospective cohort study using UK Biobank.  Niedzwiedz, C.L., O’Donnell, C.A., Jani, B.D. et al.  BMC Med 18, 160 (2020). doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01640-8 https://bmcmedici…

Influence of socioeconomic deprivation on interventions and outcomes for patients admitted with COVID-19 to critical care units in Scotland: A national cohort study Nazir I Lone, Joanne McPeake, Neil I Stewart, Michael C Blayney, Robert Chan Seem…

COVID-19: Armut erhöht Infektions- und Sterberisiko Edinburgh – Menschen aus ärmeren Wohnorten haben sich während der ersten Erkrankungswelle in Schottland häufiger mit SARS-CoV-2 infiziert und das Sterberisiko auf Intensivstation war laut einer St…

The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with and without depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders: a longitudinal study of three Dutch case-control cohorts Pan, Kuan-Yu et al. The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 0, Issu…

WHO launches year-long campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 - “Commit to Quit." The new WHO Quit Challengeon WhatsApp and publication “More than 100…

Tobacco smoking confers risk for severe COVID-19 unexplainable by pulmonary imaging.  Li J, Long X, Zhang Q, Fang X, Li N, Fedorova B, Hu S, Li J, Xiong N, Lin Z.  J Intern Med. 2020 Dec 3. doi: 10.1111/joim.13190. Epub ahead of print. P…