PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

The immunotropic effects of aldosterone might play a role in COVID-19, as SARS-CoV-2 reportedly uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors as an entry point into cells. Aldosterone function is closely linked to its action on mineralocorticoid

CONCLUSION: Although the oncologic quality of PDAC surgery remained the same during the pandemic, not only did the pandemic lead to an underdiagnosis of PDAC and care delays, but even the suspicion of COVID-19 in patients with a negative test

The conventional lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) method using colloidal gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) as labeling agents faces two inherent limitations, including restricted sensitivity and poor quantitative capability, which impede early viral

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Health professionals are at the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic exposure and are identified as a priority target group that needs to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Data

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the field of rheumatology, emphasizing resulting insights related to the risks of viral infections in immunosuppressed patients, vaccine immunogenicity in

CONCLUSIONS: DARE is the first French study aiming at evaluating prospective acceptability of a Digital therapy in the treatment of depression. The main reason for refusal of deprexis® was financial. DARE will allow a better identification of factors

Training and priming of innate immune cells involve preconditioning by PAMPs, DAMPs, and/or cytokines that elicits stronger induction of inflammatory genes upon secondary challenge. Previous models distinguish training and priming based upon whether

The pandemic raises the question of the problematic social toll of austerity for health in the South of Europe. Has EU economic governance constrained health spending fuelling inequalities, in turn, shaping responses to the pandemic? EU economic

The health literacy of immigrants has been often viewed in a deficit model. By using structuration theory as a theoretical lens, this study aimed to uncover the health literacy development of Korean immigrants in the U.S. as an agentic behavior

Background The current study aimed to examine the association between baseline clinical and echocardiographic parameters with new-onset coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Methodology We retrospectively enrolled consecutive hospitalized