PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

In British Columbia, Canada, initial growth of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant was slower than that reported in other jurisdictions. Delta became the dominant variant (>50% prevalence) within ≈7-13 weeks of first detection in regions within the United

CONCLUSIONS: Methylprednisolone in COVID-19 patients with asthma may lead to increased in-hospital mortality and shorter VFDs compared to dexamethasone; however, it failed to reach statistical significance. Therefore, it is necessary to interpret

China announced a slight easing of its zero-COVID rules on November 11, 2022, and then a major relaxation on December 7, 2022. We estimate that the ensuing wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections caused 1.41 million deaths in China during December 2022

CONCLUSIONS: We recommend that Gavi adjust its transition model to systematically assess contextual externalities and risk. In addition, countries that no longer receive Gavi assistance can leverage technical assistance and communities of practice to

BACKGROUND: The incidence and prevalence of COVID-19 continues to escalate globally, with the consequence to quality of life, the economies of nations and various sectors of society. While there is substantial research on the impact and experiences

Introduction This study examined the effect of 10-minute daily meditation app usage for 30 days on adult anxiety and mental well-being during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Participants were randomized into intervention (10 minutes

CONCLUSIONS: Patients who have recovered from mild COVID-19 may be eligible for elective surgery at least 7 days after recovery, since they do not have an increased risk of postoperative complications or mortality within 30 days.

We used national facility-level data from all government hospitals in Malawi to examine the effects of the second and third COVID-19 waves on maternal and neonatal outcomes and access to care during September 6, 2020-October 31, 2021. The COVID-19

CONCLUSION: For patients with severe COVID-19, HSBD exhibits similar efficacy to Paxlovid, while combination therapy is more likely to increase the curative efficacy of Omicron variant than monotherapies, with few serious adverse events.

A 42-year-old man presented with a painful nodular dermatitis with 38.5°C fever and joint pain, which started overnight. The patient had taken the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, INN-COVID-19 mRNA) vaccine 8 days ago. He denied any kind of