PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Large overlap in neutrophil transcriptome between lupus and COVID-19 with limited lupus-specific gene expression

Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: The substantial overlap between neutrophil responses in SLE and COVID-19 suggests that the unknown cause of SLE is functionally similar to a viral infection and drives a similar immune activation and type I interferon response

Evolutionary edge: NOD-like receptors in immunity

Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

This issue of the Biomedical Journal delves into the multifaceted roles of NOD-like receptors (NLRs) in immunity, examining their subfamilies and functions within innate and adaptive immunity, autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, and mitophagy

Subacute Thyroiditis in the Time of COVID-19

Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

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Interactive changes in depression and loneliness symptoms prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal network analysis

Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with significant changes in the depression-loneliness network model. The most changed symptoms and edges could be treatment targets for reducing the risk of depression and loneliness in older adults.

Influence of HLA-A, -B, -DR Polymorphisms on the Severity of COVID-19: A Case-Control Study in the Iranian Population

Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Our results confirmed the evidence for the association of HLA alleles with COVID-19 outcomes. We found that HLA-A*11 and HLA-DRB1*14 alleles may be susceptibility factors for severe COVID-19, while HLA-B*52 may be a protective factor

Intolerance of uncertainty and mental health in China "Post-pandemic" age: The mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation

Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

The Chinese government adjusted its national epidemic prevention and control policy in December 2022 after the worldwide declaration of COVID-19 as a common influenza. After the policy adjustment, there has been widespread infection in China, which

Early Estimates of Updated 2023-2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection Attributable to Co-Circulating Omicron Variants Among Immunocompetent Adults - Increasing Community Access to Testing Prog...

Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

On September 12, 2023, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended updated 2023-2024 (updated) COVID-19 vaccination with a monovalent XBB.1.5-derived vaccine for all persons aged ≥6 months to prevent COVID-19, including severe

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and hair cortisol concentrations

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 vaccination had an impact on the value of HCC, which might be linked to the occurrence of systemic adverse effects following vaccinations.

Evidence on COVID-19 Mortality and Disparities Using a Novel Measure, COVID excess mortality percentage: Evidence from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 4:00 AM

COVID-19 mortality rates increase rapidly with age, are higher among men than women, and vary across racial/ethnic groups, but this is also true for other natural causes of death. Prior research on COVID-19 mortality rates and racial/ethnic

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian maternal mortality ratio: A comparative analysis of Neural Networks Autoregression, Holt-Winters exponential smoothing, and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average models

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed an increase in BMMR and its temporal correlation with COVID-19 incidence. Additionally, it showed that Holt-Winter and ARIMA models can be employed for BMMR forecasting with lower errors. This information can assist