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European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
Evidence concerning coronavirus disease-19 (covid-19) in pregnancy is still scarce and scattered. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes in covid-19 pregnancies and identify factors associated with perinatal viral transmission. Medl…
PloS one
Heavy alcohol consumption is an established risk factor for hypertension; the mechanism by which alcohol consumption impact blood pressure (BP) regulation remains unknown. We hypothesized that a genome-wide association study accounting for gene-alcohol consump…
Journal of neurology
Background Since the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic, several case reports of demyelination of both peripheral and central nervous systems have been published. The association between CNS demyelination and viral infection has long been documented, and this li…
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Objective To determine whether robotic ventral hernia repair is associated with fewer days in the hospital 90 days after surgery compared with laparoscopic repair. Design Pragmatic, blinded randomized controlled trial. Setting Multidisciplinary hernia clinics …
Diabetes care
Background The epidemiology of adult-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) incidence is not well-characterized due to the historic focus on T1D as a childhood-onset disease. Purpose We assess the incidence of adult-onset (≥20 years) T1D, by country, from available data.…
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology
mHealth can be used to deliver interventions to optimize Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of cancer patients. In this systematic-review and meta-analysis, we explored the possible impact of health interventions delivered via mHealth tools on HRQoL of can…
Ethiopian journal of health sciences
Background The pharmaceutical bill is increasing at an alarming rate. The physician practice variation has a pronounced effect on healthcare spending. A number of factors can influence the prescribing behavior of physicians. The aim of this review was to ident…
Arthritis research & therapy
Background A specific subset of psoriasis patients is characterized by subclinical inflammatory changes. These patients frequently present with arthralgia and have a higher risk to develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We hypothesized that IL-17A inhibition in th…
Journal of psychiatric research
Considering the importance of evidence on interventions to tackle mental health problems in healthcare workers (HCWs) during pandemics, we conducted a systematic review, aiming to identify and summarize the implemented interventions to deal with mental health …
Journal of gastrointestinal cancer
Background Investigations about the impact and consequences of the COVID-19 infection on the mental health of patients with chronic diseases and those with immunosuppressive conditions are growing. The current study aimed to systematically review and meta-anal…
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology
Vitamin D modulates the systemic inflammatory response through interaction with immune system. As such, it has a possible protective role against the risk of respiratory tract infections and other diseases. It may be useful in particular, during COVID-19 pande…
Journal of neurology
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common cause of death due to a single infectious agent worldwide after COVID-19. Up to 15% of the cases are extrapulmonary, and if it is located in the central nervous system (CNS-TB), it presents high morbidity …
European urology
Background Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common after radical prostatectomy and likely to persist despite conservative treatment. The sling is an emerging operation for persistent SUI, but randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparison with the establishe…
Journal of diabetes research
Background Many drugs are commercially available for use in the management of diabetes. However, their side effects and high costs underscore the need for herbal alternative drugs. Trigonella foenum-graecum is one of the medicinal plants which are important in…
BioMed research international
Aim To compare the outcome of digital versus analog procedures for the restoration of single implants. Methods Over a two-year period (2014-2016), all patients who had been treated in a dental center with a single implant were randomly assigned to receive eith…
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
Early excision and autografting are standard care for deeper burns. However, donor sites are a source of significant morbidity. To address this, the ReCell® Autologous Cell Harvesting Device (ReCell) was designed for use at the point-of-care to prepare a noncu…
Journal of affective disorders
Introduction Uncertainty, disruptions in daily routines, and concerns for the health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely associated with increases in generalized anxiety. The present study aimed to systematically review the literature in ord…
Diabetes & metabolic syndrome
Background Vitamin-D is an immune-modulator which might be linked to disease severity by SARS-CoV-2. Methods Meta-analysis of RCTs and quasi-experimental studies, evaluating the role of vitamin-D supplementation in COVID patients was done. Results Total 5 stud…
Virus research
Background Susceptibility to severe viral infections was reported to be associated with genetic variants in immune response genes using case reports and GWAS studies. SARS-CoV-2 is an emergent viral disease that caused millions of COVID-19 cases all over the w…
Age and ageing
Background Attention should be paid to delirium in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, especially older people, since advanced age poses increased risk of both delirium and COVID-19-related death. Objective This study aims to summarise the evidence o…
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected >210 million people worldwide. An optimal therapeutic approach for COVID-19 remains uncertain, to date. Since the history of cancer was linked to higher mortality rates due to COVID-19, the establishm…
Diabetes research and clinical practice
Aims Diabetes mellitus has been reported to be one of the most prevalent comorbidity in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to assess the association of comorbid diabetes with COVID-19 severity or mortality in China. Methods We performe…
American journal of infection control
Introduction As has happened in other emerging respiratory pandemics, demand for N95 filtering facemask respirators (FFRs) has far exceeded their manufacturing production and availability in the context of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (S…
Pharmacological research
The rapidly progressing of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a global concern. This meta-analysis aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of current option of therapies for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle Eastern resp…
