PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

The world continues to contend with COVID-19, fueled by the emergence of viral variants. At the same time, a subset of convalescent individuals continues to experience persistent and prolonged sequelae, known as long COVID. Clinical, autopsy, animal

This study aimed to examine differences in mental health and alcohol use outcomes across distinct patterns of work, home, and social life disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from 2093 adult participants were collected from

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare services, particularly remote and automated healthcare consultations, have gained increased attention. Medical bots, which provide medical advice and support, are becoming increasingly popular. They offer

This article describes drugs used in primary care that could alter patients' risk for and severity of COVID-19. The risks and benefits of each drug class were differentiated according to the strength of evidence from 58 selected randomized controlled

Health care workers promote COVID-19 vaccination for adolescent patients, and as parents, may influence their own children to get vaccinated. We conducted virtual, semi-structured qualitative interviews with vaccinated health care workers and their

A generation of microplastics caused by improper disposal of disposable masks has become a non-negligible environmental concern. In order to investigate the degradation mechanisms of masks and the release of microplastics under different

CONCLUSIONS: The factors related to the compliance of the coronavirus disease-2019 protocol at the harbour were gender, age, education, occupation and income.

The large-scale real-time sequencing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomes has allowed for rapid identification of concerning variants through phylogenetic analysis. However, the nature of phylogenetic reconstruction

CONCLUSION: In this study, we observe that cognitive function impairments and the older age of patients treated for COVID-19 in the medical ward increase the in-hospital risk of death.

Saliva is a promising alternative for a nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) in specimen collection to detect SARS-CoV-2. We compared the diagnostic performance and tolerability of saliva collection versus NPS in a clinical setting. Paired NPS and saliva