PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

BACKGROUND: Pandemic preparedness is critical to respond effectively to existing and emerging/new viral pathogens. Important lessons have been learnt during the last pandemic at various levels. This revision discusses some of the major challenges and

Older people are more prone to viral infections, and often have worse outcomes. This was well demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, where a disproportionate number of deaths occurred in the oldest and frailest people. The assessment of the older

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Findings of this study show that patients of physicians who provided a higher percentage of virtual care did not have higher ED visit rates compared with patients of physicians who provided the lowest levels of virtual care

BACKGROUND: The increased use of telemedicine to provide virtual outpatient visits during the pandemic has led to concerns about potential increased emergency department (ED) admissions and outpatient service use prior to such admissions. We examined

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines can protect people from the infection; however, the action mechanism of vaccine-mediated metabolism remains unclear. Herein, we performed breath tests in COVID-19 vaccinees that revealed metabolic

CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first study that, after a granular evaluation of tissue parameters, detected several changes in lungs from patients undergoing tumour resection after SARS-CoV-2 infection. These lesions, in particular

Patients with cancer have a well-known and higher risk of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). VPDs may cause severe complications in this setting due to immune system impairment, malnutrition and oncological treatments. Despite this evidence

CONCLUSION: Virtual acupressure was associated with significant reduction in symptom burden among cancer patients from their baseline to follow-up visits. Larger scale randomized clinical studies are needed to confirm these findings and better

In the face of vaccine hesitancy, public health officials are seeking more effective risk communication approaches to increase vaccination rates. We test the influence of visual policy narratives on COVID-19 vaccination behavior through a panel

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to estimate vaccine effectiveness against infection (VE-infection) and against further transmission (VE-infectiousness) in a household setting during Delta and Omicron. Knowing these effects can aid policy makers in deciding