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Clinical presentation and prognosis of COVID-19 in older adults with hypothyroidism: da...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-023-02048-w
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation; Bagalà V, Sala A et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - The prevalence of hypothyroidism among older patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and its association with mortality is unclear. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of hypothyroidism in older COVID-19 inpatients and verify if this comorbidity is associated with a specific pattern of onset symptoms and a worse prognosis. COVID-19 inpatients aged ≥ 60 years, participating in the GeroCovid...

Humoral Immune Response Following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination and Infection in Pediatri...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.02.017
Pediatric Neurology; Breu M, Lechner C et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - Currently, there are no data available on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responses in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS), and little is known about the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in this age group. We therefore investigated humoral immune responses after COVID-19 vaccination and/or infection in POMS. We retrospectively analyzed seroconversion rates and SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody levels in 30 P...

Identification of pre-infection markers and differential plasma protein expression foll...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104538
EBioMedicine Kolossváry M, deFilippi C et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - Mechanisms contributing to COVID-19 severity in people with HIV (PWH) are poorly understood. We evaluated temporal changes in plasma proteins following SARS-CoV-2 infection and identified pre-infection proteomic markers associated with future COVID-19. We leveraged data from the global Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE). Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated PWH with c...

Persistent prosopagnosia following COVID-19.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.01.012
Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous Sys... Kieseler ML, Duchaine B

Mar 27th, 2023 - COVID-19 can cause psychological problems including loss of smell and taste, long-lasting memory, speech, and language impairments, and psychosis. Here, we provide the first report of prosopagnosia following symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Annie is a 28-year-old woman who had normal face recognition prior to contracting COVID-19 in March 2020. Two months later, she noticed face recognition d...

The interplay between hypovitaminosis D and the immune dysfunction in the arteriovenous...
https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0000000000001212
Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis : an International Journ... AlNafea HM, Korish AA

Mar 27th, 2023 - Thromboembolic complications including cerebrovascular accidents, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis and disseminating intravascular coagulopathy are serious encounters in sever coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected patients. This worsens the prognosis and may lead to death or life long morbidities. The laboratory finding of the disturbed haemostasias and the...

Functional limitations in individuals with long COVID.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.03.004
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Mazer B, Feldman DE

Mar 27th, 2023 - To examine the extent of long-term functional deficits experienced by individuals hospitalized for COVID-19. Specific objectives were to: 1. describe changes in perceived global health, mobility, participation in daily activities, and employment status from pre-COVID-19 to ≥2 months following infection; and 2. evaluate factors associated with change in function. We conducted a telephone survey ...

An evolving understanding of the basis and management of vascular complications of COVI...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2023.03.019
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology; Szekely Y, Gilead R et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - The COVID-19 pandemic led to millions of deaths worldwide following its emergence in 2020. The SARS-CoV-2 virus primarily affects respiratory function, but immune dysregulation leading to systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and coagulopathy can predispose to systemic complications including hematologic and vascular complications. Treatment strategies for patients with COVID-19 have ...

Impact of public health and social measures on contact dynamics during a SARS-CoV-2 Omi...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.03.025
International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Off... Guo Y, Wu S et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - To evaluate the impact of early implementation of public health and social measures (PHSMs) on contact rates over time. And explore contact behavior of asymptomatic versus symptomatic cases. We used the so far largest contact tracing data in China to estimate mean contacts over time by age groups and contact settings. We used bootstrap with replacement to quantify the uncertainty of contact mat...

A Population-Based Assessment of Myocarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 booster Vaccinatio...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.03.027
International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Off... Naveed Z, Li J et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - We aimed to estimate the rate of myocarditis following the mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccination by vaccine type, age, and sex. We used data from the BC COVID-19 Cohort (BCC19C), a population-based cohort surveillance platform. The exposure was a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine. The outcome was diagnosis of myocarditis during hospitalization, or an emergency department visit within 7 and 21 days of...

Halal or Haram? The COVID-19 Vaccine Discussion Among Twitter users in Malaysia.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01798-4
Journal of Religion and Health; Mohd Jenol NA, Ahmad Pazil NH

Mar 26th, 2023 - Vaccine hesitancy is gaining attention due to the increasing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Malaysia is a majority Muslim country and religion has a significant influence on the acceptance or rejection of vaccines. This is clearly seen through the disagreement over the  halal status of vaccines. Social media has become a platform for discussion and dissemination of information and...

Development of parallel forms of a brief smell identification test useful for longitudi...
https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02102-8
Behavior Research Methods; Moein ST, Sacan A et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - Although there are numerous brief odor identification tests available for quantifying the ability to smell, none are available in multiple parallel forms that can be longitudinally administered without potential confounding from knowledge of prior test items. Moreover, empirical algorithms for establishing optimal test lengths have not been generally applied. In this study, we employed and comp...

Long-Term Prospects for Telemedicine in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment: Results fr...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08165-9
Journal of General Internal Medicine; Huskamp HA, Riedel L et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - During the pandemic, there was a dramatic shift to telemedicine for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Little is known about how clinician attitudes about telemedicine use for OUD treatment are evolving or their preferences for future use. To understand OUD clinician views of and preferences regarding telemedicine. Longitudinal survey (wave 1, December 2020; wave 2, March 2022). National samp...

Stability and Change in Adolescents' Sense of Agency: Contributions of Sex, Multiple Ri...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01766-x
Journal of Youth and Adolescence; Nunes F, Mota CP et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - Although literature states that individual, relational, and contextual factors contribute to adolescents' sense of agency, more research is needed to clarify and understand how adolescents develop this belief over time. The current study examined the stability/change trajectories of the sense of agency during adolescence, specifically across high school, analyzing whether attachment to parents ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19: Results of the Croatian Extracorporeal...
https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988231163891
The International Journal of Artificial Organs; Kutleša M, Santini M et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was uncertain and the outcomes of ECMO-treated patients were unfavorable. During the pandemic, medical community realized that carefully selected patients may benefit from ECMO support. The goal of the study was to present the outcomes of ECMO-treated patients with severe COVID-19 ARDS referred to ...

The impact of COVID-19 related adversity on the course of mental health during the pand...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-023-02457-5
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology; Holwerda TJ, Jaarsma E et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - Many studies report about risk factors associated with adverse changes in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic while few studies report about protective and buffering factors, especially in older adults. We present an observational study to assess protective and buffering factors against COVID-19 related adverse mental health changes in older adults. 899 older adults (55 +) in the Netherl...

What is the role of brown adipose tissue in metabolic health: lessons learned and futur...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-023-01188-y
Inflammopharmacology Muzyka I, Revenko O et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - Metabolic physiology plays a key role in maintaining our health and resilience. Metabolic disorders can lead to serious illnesses, including obesity. The pathogenesis of the new long COVID syndrome in individuals with long-term recovery after SARS-Co-2 infection is still incomplete. Thus there is growing attention in the study of adipose tissue activities, especially brown adipose tissue (BAT) ...

What is really 'Long COVID'?
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-023-01194-0
Inflammopharmacology Szabo S, Zayachkivska O et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - The previous acute respiratory diseases caused by viruses originating from China or the middle east (e.g., SARS, MERS) remained fast developing short diseases without major sequalae or any long-lasting complications. The new COVID-19, on the other hand, not only that it rapidly spread over the world, but some patients never fully recovered or even if they did, a few weeks later started to compl...

Association between multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) and infections in a populat...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-023-02386-y
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research; Ragusa FS, Solimando L et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - Only limited studies analyzed a possible relationship between frailty and infections. Our aim was to investigate the possible association between higher multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) values, a tool for evaluating multidimensional frailty, and the prevalence of infectious diseases, including antibiotics' cost and the prevalence of MDR (multidrug resistance) pathogens. Older patients, a...

Assessment of increased knowledge about traffic accidents prevention, one month after a...
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-023-00887-1
Spinal Cord; Cogollos-Paja M, García-Reneses JA et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - Road traffic accidents are a real pandemic and incur expenses amounting to 1-2% of every country's GDP. AESLEME (Association for the Study of Spinal Cord Injuries) has celebrated its 30th anniversary here in Spain. AESLEME's instructors are health workers and people with spinal cord injuries caused by road accidents: their presentations-teaching road safety and sharing information on irreversib...

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on reported cancer diagnoses in Bavaria, Germany.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-023-04707-0
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology; Voigtländer S, Hakimhashemi A et. al.

Mar 26th, 2023 - The aim of our study was to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on reported cancer cases in Bavaria, Germany, by comparing pre-pandemic (March 2019 to February 2020) and pandemic period (March 2020 to February 2021). Data on incident cases were retrieved from the Bavarian Cancer Registry (until 22nd April 2022). We included patients with malignant and in situ neoplasms reported by patho...