PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

COVID-19 is a devastating disease and imbalanced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity may contribute to its pathophysiology. This exploratory study examined whether increased circulating concentrations of MMP-2 and MMP-9, and their endogenous

CONCLUSION: The finding of this population-based study indicated no adverse pregnancy outcome due to vaccination with the Sinopharm vaccine during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Overall risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes were lower in

Despite the progressive decline in the virulence of the novel coronavirus, there has been no corresponding reduction in its associated hospital mortality. Our aim was to redefine an accurate predictor of mortality risk in COVID-19 patients, enabling

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) main Protease (M^(pro)) is an enzyme that cleaves viral polyproteins translated from the viral genome and is critical for viral replication. M^(pro) is a target for anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the very high cardiovascular risk for patients undergoing CABG, COVID-19 vaccination did not affect major outcomes after CABG. Therefore, there is no reason for patients with coronary artery disease requiring CABG to avoid

The use of natural pulmonary surfactants (PS) as a drug delivery vehicle for biologics is a more recent therapeutic modality. Herein, we tested different contents of PS regarding their physicochemical properties under stress conditions. The PS

CONCLUSION: Pandemics such as COVID-19 shift the allocation of resources from routine tests to urgent tests, as exemplified by the increase in STAT test proportions in 2019 to 2021. High population densities, as noted in the Central region of Qatar

CONCLUSIONS: The first surge of COVID-19 was not associated with worse inpatient safety for patients without COVID-19, highlighting the ability of the healthcare system to respond to the initial surge of the pandemic.

BACKGROUND: Guatemala remains one of the poorest countries in Central America and suffers from high rates of social inequality and violence. In addition to the negative impact that two years without attending school has had on Guatemalan children due

(1) Background: although much research has highlighted the mental health challenges faced by patients in hospital isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, data from low-middle-income countries, including Morocco, are lacking. The main objective of