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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season Abstract Importance SARS-CoV-2 remains a substantial cause of respiratory illness, morbidity, and mortality. Evidence to date has demonstrated that COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of severe disease, including...

Risk of hepatitis B reactivation in COVID-19 patients receiving corticosteroid therapy Abstract COVID-19 and HBV are significant public health issues, and managing their co-infection remains unclear. Corticosteroid therapy improves survival in severe COVID-19 but may increase the risk of HBV...

Platelet-derived serotonin drives age-related lung pathology in SARS-CoV-2 infection Editor’s summary The factors that drive age-related susceptibility to severe COVID-19 and related disorders like COVID-19–associated coagulopathy (CAC) are not completely understood. Marotta et al. report...

Link no longer works. See post #10 for up to date link. "Join Lionhearted Science – United Against PAIS Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (PAIS), including Long COVID, are among the most complex and urgent health challenges of our time. Their impact extends far beyond healthcare, affecting work...

Prior COVID-19 infection and fibromyalgia criteria fulfillment: a comparative cross-sectional study Abstract Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic widespread pain syndrome frequently accompanied by fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, psychological symptoms, and multiple somatic symptoms...

Initiation of antidepressant medicines in Swedish patients diagnosed with COVID-19: a registry-based cohort study Abstract Purpose While antidepressant therapy is a common treatment for post-COVID mental health symptoms, little is known about initiations of antidepressants in patients after...

Persistent One-Year Mortality Gradient After STEMI and COVID-19: Long-Term Outcomes From the NACMI Registry Abstract Background Patients with COVID-19 and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) from the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) registry had elevated...

COVID-19 Associations With Thyroid Disease in Active-Duty Service Members: A Retrospective Cohort Study Abstract Introduction There are bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and thyroid disease; little is known about these risks among active-duty service members (ADSM). This study...

EBV Reprograms B Cells in an Autoimmune-Like Fashion in Patients with COVID-19 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reprograms B cells in autoimmune disease. Reprogrammed EBV+ B cells activate nearby B and CD4+ T cells, via upregulated antigen presentation and costimulatory machinery, to drive autoimmune...

Multiscale bone remodeling in COVID-19: from osteoimmune signaling to structural and mechanical impairment Jiang, G.; Buccino, F.; Vergani, L. M. Abstract The skeletal consequences of COVID-19 have emerged as an important but still underrecognized component of post-viral systemic disease...

Long-term impact of COVID-19 on haemophilia: a multicenter study in Southwest China Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is not yet over as millions of people are still diagnosed with persistent symptoms of COVID-19 (long COVID) worldwide. Despite some...

Longitudinal Study of Anxiety and Depression During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Secondary Data Analysis Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted the everyday lives of people around the world, with countries announcing lockdowns aiming to reduce the spread of the virus. This...

Universal SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR admission screening over 21 months in a German tertiary care hospital: detection of asymptomatic infections Abstract Numerous nosocomial infections were observed in hospitals and other healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, largely attributed to...

Neuroinflammation, Pericyte Dysfunction, and Alzheimer’s Disease-Associated Gene Expression and Pathway Activation in the Brain of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Mice Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to extrapulmonary complications in multiple organs, including the brain, both in the short-term and...

Risk of new-onset obstructive sleep apnea up to 4.5 years after COVID-19 in the urban population Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked to cardiovascular, metabolic, and cognitive morbidity. Although COVID-19 has been associated with long-term respiratory and neurological sequelae...

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic is Associated with a Substantial Rise in Frequency and Severity of Presentation of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Published: 2022 [Line breaks added] Objectives: To evaluate the frequency and severity of new cases of youth-onset...

Autoantibodies against type I interferons are a prominent feature in SARS-CoV-2 fatal disease and hospitalization Rebeca Linhares Abreu Netto, Catherine Chen, Victor Irungu Mwangi, Carlos Eduardo Padron de Morais, Mariana Simão Xavier, Luiz Gustavo Gardinassi, Emily Marie Eriksson, Nicholas...

A highly divergent sample from a nearly extinct SARS-CoV-2 lineage in a patient with long-term COVID-19 BACKGROUND Although COVID-19 is primarily an acute disease, there are cases of persistent infection, primarily in immunocompromised patients. It is hypothesized that at least some variants...

HLA-B*15:01-positive severe COVID-19 patients lack CD8+ T cell pools with highly expanded public clonotypes Understanding host factors driving asymptomatic versus severe disease outcomes is of key importance if we are to control emerging and re-emerging viral infections. HLA-B*15:01 has been...