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Susan Spillane

Researcher at Trinity College, Dublin

Publications -  25
Citations -  1025

Susan Spillane is an academic researcher from Trinity College, Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mortality rate & Population. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 21 publications receiving 707 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan Spillane include National Institutes of Health.

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The duration of infectiousness of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2.

TL;DR: Evidence from a limited number of studies indicates that patients with severe-to-critical illness or who are immunocompromised, may shed infectious virus for longer, but patients with mild- to-moderate illness are highly unlikely to be infectious beyond 10 days of symptoms.
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Are new models needed to optimize the utilization of new medicines to sustain healthcare systems

TL;DR: The objective is to review case histories among health authorities to improve the utilization and expenditure on new medicines, as well as develop exemplar models for valuing medicines for orphan diseases alongside potentially capping pharmaceutical expenditure.
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Trends in Alcohol-Induced Deaths in the United States, 2000-2016

TL;DR: Large increases in alcohol-induced mortality among both men and women were observed in this serial cross-sectional study from 2000 to 2016, indicating a broad public health challenge worthy of urgent attention.
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A Cohort Study of Metformin Exposure and Survival in Patients with Stage I–III Colorectal Cancer

TL;DR: Moderate evidence of an association between metformin exposure and improved colorectal cancer survival in a diabetic population is provided and additional studies in larger cohorts, with detailed information on diabetes severity, are required.