Although numerous editorials claim the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations, particularly those affected by HIV, these claims have received limited empirical evaluation. We analyzed posts to Reddit's r/HIVAIDS from
Prepandemic time trends in mortality from chronic liver disease (CLD) differed according to specific cause of death (decreasing for liver cirrhosis, stable or increasing for liver cancer), etiology (increasing for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
CONCLUSION: The incidence of liver injury in COVID-19 patients was high, affected by age, gender, chronic liver disease, inflammatory state and medication, and patients with liver injury were hospitalized longer and were more likely to have a poor
CONCLUSIONS: mROX at 2 h is a good early warning index of the need for IMV in patients with COVID-19 after HFNC initiation. Early intubation may lead to better survival in patients with 2-h mROX index < 4.45.
CONCLUSION: Our machine learning-based mortality prediction models have the potential to be adapted for improving the management of smoker COVID-19 patients and predicting patients' chance of survival.
The study was designed to examine the mental health impact of COVID-19 infection in postpartum women and its effects on mother-infant bonding during the first eight weeks postpartum. Fifty-seven consenting eligible postpartum women were recruited for
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Our study provides evidence that administering the mRNA-vaccine to pregnant females during the second trimester leads to increased levels of vaccine-specific IgA during lactation. Considering the significance of human-milk
With the rapid success in the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and with a number of mRNA-based drugs ahead in the pipelines, mRNA has catapulted to the forefront of drug research, demonstrating its substantial effectiveness against a
A 20-year-old, primi gravid, south Asian woman, was referred from secondary care to Aga Khan University Hospital for further management of primary post-partum haemorrhage after a normal vaginal delivery, on July 12, 2021. She was otherwise healthy