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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: COVID-19: Long-Term Effects

COVID-19: Long-Term Effects current awareness bulletin

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October 2024(1)

The association between excess weight and COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review

Care needs of patients with the post-COVID syndrome in Dutch general practice: an interview study among patients and general practitioners

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection after the release of the epidemic situation of COVID-19

Clinical presentations, systemic inflammation response and ANDC scores in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Estimated effectiveness of the BNT162b2 XBB vaccine against COVID-19

Fibrin drives thromboinflammation and neuropathology in COVID-19

The global health and economic value of COVID-19 vaccination

High viral loads combined with inflammatory markers predict disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: results from the NOR-Solidarity trial

How to understand the overlap of long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndromes

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 viral load on restrictive spirometry patterns in mild COVID-19 recovered middle-aged individuals: a six-month prospective study

Long COVID and associated outcomes following COVID-19 reinfections: insights from an international patient-led survey (preprint)

Mechanisms of long COVID and the path toward therapeutics

Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and symptoms in adults with postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: the STOP-PASC randomized clinical trial

N-protein vaccine is effective against COVID-19: phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Patients recovering from COVID-19 who presented with anosmia during their acute episode have behavioral, functional, and structural brain alterations

Predicting COVID-19 booster immunogenicity against future SARS-CoV-2 variants and the benefits of vaccine updates

RNA-Seq analysis of human heart tissue reveals SARS-CoV-2 infection and inappropriate activation of the TNF-NF-κB pathway in cardiomyocytes

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein acts as a β-adrenergic receptor agonist: A potential mechanism for cardiac sequelae of long COVID

Sources

BMC Infectious Diseases (Oct); BMC Pediatrics (Sep); BMC Primary Care (Sep); BMJ Global Health (Sep); Cell (Sep); JAMA Internal Medicine (Aug-Sep); Journal of Infection (Sep); Journal of Internal Medicine (Sep); Nature (Aug); Nature Communications (Sep); Nature Portfolio (Sep); Obesity Reviews (Oct); Scientific Reports (Aug-Sep); Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism (Aug)

September 2024(2)

Cardiovascular disease risk after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Characteristics and predictors of Long COVID in children: a 3-year prospective cohort study

Clinical features and outcomes of pediatric and adult patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019: a comparison across age strata

Complete blood count, coagulation biomarkers, and lung function 6 months after critical COVID-19

Early use of oral antiviral drugs and the risk of post COVID-19 syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Evaluation of a mobile COVID-19 vaccination van outreach service in an outer South London borough

The impact of COVID-19 vaccine spring boosters on COVID-19 hospital admissions in England 2022/23

Mechanisms of gut-related viral persistence in Long COVID

Navigating the long haul: understanding Long COVID in Northern England (Health Equity North report)

Prevalence of and risk factors for post–COVID-19 condition during Omicron BA.5–dominant wave, Japan

Public participation in decisions about measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

Referrals to palliative care services for hospitalised COVID-19 patients: a systematic literature review

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in professional settings, shops, shared transport, and leisure activities in France, 2020–2022

SARS-CoV-2 impairs male fertility by targeting semen quality and testosterone level: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The safety of antivirals and neutralising monoclonal antibodies used in prehospital treatment of COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 infection of domestic animals and their role in evolution and emergence of variants of concern

SARS-CoV-2 S protein reduces cytoprotective defenses and promotes human endothelial cell senescence

Will we ever know where COVID-19 came from? (BMJ fact check)

Sources

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (Aug); Aging and Disease (Jul); American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Sep); BMC Public Health (Sep); BMJ, The (Sep); BMJ Global Health (Jun); eClinicalMedicine (Oct); Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul); Health Equity North website (Aug); Journal of Infection (Aug-Sep); Journal of Public Health (Jun); New Microbes and New Infections (Dec); Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Aug); PLoS One (Sep); Viruses (Aug)

September 2024(1)

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and gestational diabetes: a claims-based cohort study

Associations between COVID-19, delirium, and 1-year mortality: exploring influences on delirium incidence in COVID-19 patients

Biological factors associated with long COVID and comparative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants: a retrospective study in Thailand

Blood proteomics of COVID-19 infection: an update

Characterizing Long COVID in children and adolescents

COVID-19 among lung cancer patients: data from a real-life prospective French multicentric study

Favorable antiviral effect of metformin on SARS-CoV-2 viral load in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of COVID-19

            See also: Repurposing revisited: exploring the role of metformin for treatment of COVID-19

Four- and sixteen-month clinical status of a cohort of patients following hospitalization for COVID-19

Immune checkpoint inhibitors and SARS-CoV2 infection

Interferon-stimulated genes and their antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2

Long COVID: a clinical update (Lancet review)

Long-term morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 in patients receiving maintenance dialysis: a multi-center population-based cohort study

Long-term mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection in rural versus urban dwellers with autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic disease (AIRD): a retrospective cohort analysis from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)

Outcomes for people admitted to Australian and New Zealand intensive care units with primary, exacerbating, or incidental SARS-CoV-2 infections, 2022–23: a retrospective analysis of ANZICS data

Rapid intra-host diversification and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in advanced HIV infection

Risk of COVID-19 transmission on long-haul flights: during the COVID-19 pandemic

Severe COVID-19 infection: an institutional review and literature overview

Unraveling the structural and functional dimensions of SARS-CoV2 proteins in the context of COVID-19 pathogenesis and therapeutics

Whole genome analysis reveals unique traits of SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric patients

Sources

Arthritis Care and Research (Aug); Clinica Chimica Acta (Aug); Clinical Infectious Diseases (Aug); Gene (Aug); International Immunopharmacology (Aug); International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Oct); JAMA (Aug); Journal of Korean Medical Science (Aug); Kidney360 (Aug); Lancet, The (Aug); mBio (Aug); Medical Journal of Australia (Aug); PeerJ (Aug); PLoS One (Aug); Respiratory Medicine and Research (Nov)