CONCLUSIONS: Outcome after COVID-19 is worse if CRD is present. In women at ages <70 years, the presence of CRD attenuates the protective effect of female sex. COVID-19 was associated with higher mortality risk than influenza during the first two pandemic waves.
CONCLUSION: An urgent lumbo-peritoneal shunting surgery resolved the patient's symptoms and saved her sight. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals must pay attention to properly investigating patients' signs and symptoms
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and the restrictions implemented by governments to limit its public health impact, may have determined a reduction of the right to mental health of people with severe mental health conditions, that is a
Exogenous estrogen is associated with reduced COVID mortality in non-immunosuppressed/immunocompromised (non-ISC) post-menopausal females. Here, we examined the association of estrogen or testosterone hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with COVID
The B cell response to different pathogens uses tailored effector mechanisms and results in functionally specialized memory B (B(m)) cell subsets, including CD21^(+) resting, CD21^(-)CD27^(+) activated and CD21^(-)CD27^(-) B(m) cells. The
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlighted the significance of booster SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with PCD with respect to humoral and cellular immunity. Moreover, this study highlighted the potential impact of certain drug subclasses on
CONCLUSION: Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 within three months prior to TJA have an increased risk of 90-day postoperative complications. Risk for pneumonia and deep vein thrombosis remains elevated even when surgery was performed as far as 3 to 6
Health care environments have historically faced stressful situations that place those working in those environments at risk for substance use disorders. Over the past several years, the rates of burnout, workplace violence, diverse population
In this article, we summarize findings from research conducted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and the Infectious Diseases Society of America to understand infectious disease (ID) workforce contributions to the coronavirus disease