PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures were associated with fewer alcohol-related hospitalizations. Proactive outreach for vulnerable populations during lockdowns is needed.

CONCLUSION: This study found that weight loss and gain are associated with a lower and higher risk of both SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes, respectively. Healthy weight management may be beneficial against the risk of COVID-19.

There is inconclusive evidence whether pregnancy exacerbates COVID-19 symptoms or not, and scarce data from the Middle East and North Africa region. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between pregnancy and COVID-19 symptoms in

Neonatology is a field that is currently facing many challenges. These challenges include outdated work models in clinical environments with increasing acuity and patient workloads, physician burnout exacerbated by gender inequity and the recent

Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) is a rare but potentially severe adverse event following immunization with adenovirus vector-based COVID-19 vaccines such as Ad26.COV2.S (Janssen) and ChAdOx1 (AstraZeneca). However, no case of TTS has

AIMS: The primary aim of our monitoring was to determine the duration of persistence of antibody levels following administration of the Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) mRNA vaccine. The second aim was to analyse the effect of selected factors on the

A SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant, BA.2.86, has emerged and spread to numerous countries worldwide, raising alarm because its spike protein contains 34 additional mutations compared to its BA.2 predecessor¹. We examined its antigenicity using human

CONCLUSION: Despite varying degrees of Ab production, all Ab deficient patients, as well as almost half of those with complement and phagocytic defects, did not effectively neutralize the virus (cVNT). In light of the decreased production and

The demand for rapid and efficient diagnostic point-of-care tests for respiratory infectious diseases has become increasingly critical in the current landscape. The emphasis on accessibility has been underscored over the past year, making it crucial

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in changes in all areas of clinical practice, including clinical research and within the intellectual disability population. While there have been some benefits from this rapid adoption of change, those involved in