CONCLUSION: Positive autoantibodies in a large proportion of patients suggest a role of autoimmunity in the pathophysiology of acute COVID-19 disease. NuMA was the strongest predictor of AKI.
INTRODUCTION: Pregnant women are currently considered a vulnerable population to SARS-CoV-2 infection, with increased risk of severe COVID-19, preterm birth and maternal mortality. There is, however, a paucity of data on the burden of maternal SARS
CONCLUSION: Contact with members of the public was not a critical parameter for SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence as long as protective measures are applied. Among the population included in the study, childcare workers were more at risk of getting infected
While the acute and collective crisis from the pandemic is over, an estimated 2.5 million people died from COVID-19 in 2022, tens of millions suffer from long COVID and national economies still reel from multiple deprivations exacerbated by the
Long COVID-19 syndrome has been reported among children and adolescents following COVID-19 recovery. Among them, notable symptoms include myalgia, insomnia, loss of smell and headache. Yet, novel manifestations are being discovered daily. Herein, we
The global health agenda-a high stakes process in which problems are defined and compete for the kind of serious attention that promises to help alleviate inequities in the burden of disease-is comprised of priorities set within and among a host of
Pericardial disease includes a variety of pericardial diseases including inflammatory pericarditis, pericardial effusions, constrictive pericarditis, pericardial cysts, primary and secondary pericardial neoplasms. The true incidence of this varied
CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac involvement is much more common in children with MIS-C than in those with acute COVID-19. These results reinforce our standardized practice of performing full cardiac evaluations and follow-up in all patients with MIS-C but only
CONCLUSION: Shanghai lockdown had psychological impacts not only on residents in Shanghai but also outside Shanghai. Addressing loneliness and perceived stress accommodated to the lockdown situation should be considered.