Impact of extended-course oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in established Long COVID: a case series by Alison K. Cohen, Toni Wall Jaudon, Eric M. Schurman, Lisa Kava, Julia Moore Vogel, Julia Haas-Godsil, Daniel Lewis, Samantha Crausman, Kate Leslie, Siobhan Christine Bligh, Gillian Lizars, JD Davids, Saniya Sran, Michael Peluso, Lisa McCorkell

“…Methods We documented a case series of 13 individuals with Long COVID who initiated extended courses (>5 days; range: 7.5–30 days) of oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir outside (n = 11) of and within (n = 2) the context of an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants reported on symptoms and health experiences before, during, and after their use of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. …”
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EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA EM TEMPO DE COVID-19 EM MOÇAMBIQUE: PERSPECTIVA DE LECCIONAÇÃO NO RETORNO DA DISCIPLINA A ESCOLA by Timoteo Salvador Daca, Armenio Matsolo, Pedro Pessula

“… A Educação Física (EF) em Moçambique, a semelhança dos outros países, esteve suspensa do ambiente escolar por mais de um ano, devido a COVID-19, decisão justificada pela necessidade de (1) evitar o contacto físico (2) redução do tempo de permanecia dos alunos na escolar e (3) conter a contaminação do SARS- CoV2. O retorno da EF escolar carece de evidências científicas consistentes. …”
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The Role of Nutrients in Supporting The Immune System Against Viral Infection; Newly Emerged Coronavirus (COVID19): A Narrative Review by Halgord Ali Farag, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Yousif Taha Hussein, Osama Hamid Shareef, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Amany El Afifi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi

“…We performed a narrative review to describe existing literature with regard to role of nutrients in supporting the immune system against viral infection including coronavirus (SARS-COV-2). PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases were searched for relevant articles. …”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with coronary heart disease who have had coronavirus disease COVID-19 by S. M. Manuilov, N. S. Mykhailovska

“…Patients with coronary heart disease have more significant structural and functional changes and energy expenditure during the work of the heart, which proves the negative impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the state of cardiac remodeling in patients with CHD in long COVID-19 period.…”
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Combined Ventilation of Two Subjects with a Single Mechanical Ventilator Using a New Medical Device: An In Vitro Study by Ignacio Lugones, Matías Ramos, María Fernanda Biancolini, Roberto Orofino Giambastiani

“…Introduction. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has created a sudden lack of ventilators. …”
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O debate público sobre vacinação infantil contra a Covid-19 no Facebook e Instagram by Lídia Raquel Herculano Maia, Luisa Massarani, Marcelo Alves dos Santos Júnior, Thaiane Oliveira, Francisco Jadson Silva Maia

“…Uma dessas principais controvérsias diz respeito à vacinação infantil contra o SARS-CoV-2. Neste contexto, analisamos os perfis organizadores das postagens, as temáticas, os posicionamentos e os argumentos sobre vacinação infantil mobilizados no Facebook e Instagram no Brasil no período de 2020 a 2022. …”
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Knowledge, Awareness, and Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students of Biomedical Faculties: A Cross-Sectional Study by Bruno Špiljak, Luka Šimunović, Ana Marija Miličević, Marko Granić, Lana Bergman, Jasminka Peršec

“…An anonymous online questionnaire was distributed, assessing participants’ knowledge about SARS-CoV-2, information sources, attitudes, and psychological responses. …”
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Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and nitric oxide as determinants of resting heart rate variability in non-hospitalized mild post-COVID individuals: a cross-sectional study by Lucivalda Viegas de Almeida, Aldair Darlan Santos-de-Araújo, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Patricia Martins Santos, Mariana Campos Maia, Victória Pereira Frutuoso, Daniel Santos Rocha, Adriana Sousa Rêgo, Daniela Bassi-Dibai

“…Individuals of both sexes, aged ≥ 18 years, who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 according to the RT-PCR test, without the need for hospitalization, were included. …”
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PILOT STUDY REGARDING AN ONLINE METHOD FOR DENTAL RADIOLOGY STUDENTS’ ASSESEMENT EXPERIMENTALLY APPLIED DURING THE 2020 PANDEMIC by Dragos Epistatu, Serban Dan Predescu, Manuela Solomon, Alexandru Croitoru, Carmen Larisa Nicolae, Ruxandra Sfeatcu, Cosmina Mironov

“…The Department of Dental Radiology (UMF Carol Davila) implemented an online experimental method to examine the radiological knowledge of the students, adapted to the context of the SARS COV 19 pandemic. The study focused mainly on topics less assimilated by the students in the online teaching period. …”
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Recurrent Pneumothorax in a Critically Ill Ventilated COVID-19 Patient by Lucas Rehnberg, Robert Chambers, Selina Lam, Martin Chamberlain, Ahilanandan Dushianthan

“…We present this case of a young woman with SARS-CoV-2 viral infection resulting in coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) lung disease complicated by a complex hydropneumothorax, recurrent pneumothorax, and pneumatoceles. …”
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Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among biomedical students of Rivers State University by Moore Ikechi Mike-Ogburia, Gift Mibilanyeofori Hart, Barynem Vito-Peter, Aisha Dio, Victory Chidinma Nwogu

“… Despite vaccination progress and a return to normalcy, new SARS-CoV-2 variants highlight the ongoing threat and potential for future pandemics. …”
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Overlooking the Obvious during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dyspnoea with Asymmetric Breath Sounds in a Toddler by Heli Salmi, Heini Harve-Rytsälä, Paula Rautiainen, Sari Pyörälä, Johanna Hästbacka

“…Pneumonia was suspected, SARS-CoV-2 was considered as potential causative agent, and the child was admitted to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. …”
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Distal protein-protein interactions contribute to nirmatrelvir resistance by Eric M. Lewandowski, Xiujun Zhang, Haozhou Tan, Aiden Jaskolka-Brown, Navita Kohaal, Aliaksandra Frazier, Jesper J. Madsen, Lian M. C. Jacobs, Jun Wang, Yu Chen

“…Abstract SARS-CoV-2 main protease, Mpro, is responsible for processing the viral polyproteins into individual proteins, including the protease itself. …”
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Laboratory Predictors of COVID-19 Mortality: A Retrospective Analysis from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan by Ting Zheng, Xinxin Liu, Yingying Wei, Xinlu Li, Bing Zheng, Quan Gong, Lingli Dong, Jixin Zhong

“…Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an acute respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), rapidly progressed to a global pandemic. …”
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Experiencias de la pesquisa activa estudiantil. Policlínico docente Fabio D´Celmo. Caonao. Cienfuegos. by Lian Roque Roque, Annia Iglesias Armenteros, Leticia Bouza Cabrera, Juana Bello Alpízar, Grisell Menéndez Rodríguez, Miriam Martín Ojeda

“…En el Consultorio Médico Nro. 15, del Consejo Popular Guaos, una paciente resultó positiva al virus SARS-CoV-2, único caso positivo de COVID 19 en esta área de salud; los estudiantes contribuyeron a su detección y a la pesquisa de los 39 casos sospechosos que generó este foco. …”
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New Onset of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Factors among COVID-19 Patients in COVID-19 Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2022 by Asaminew Habtamu Sane, Migbar Sibhat Mekonnen, Melsew Getnet Tsegaw, Wuletaw Chane Zewde, Edmialem Getahun Mesfin, Hailu Asmare Beyene, Taye Mezgebu Ashine, Kasie Gebeyehu Tiruneh, Melkie Ambaw Mengistie

“…Existing evidence showed that new-onset diabetes is associated with increased mortality compared to nondiabetic and known diabetic patients in the COVID-19 era. SARS-CoV-2 virus can worsen existing diabetes; at the same time, it can trigger new-onset diabetes that eventually worsens patient outcomes. …”
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La autoayuda en tiempos de la COVID-19 by Idania María Otero-Ramos, Evelyn Fernández-Castillo, Diana Rosa Rodríguez-González, Annia Esther Vizcaíno-Escobar

“… Introducción: Ante la presencia del SARS-CoV-2, nuevo coronavirus y agente causal de la COVID-19, se ha desencadenado a nivel mundial una pandemia traducida en millones de enfermos y altas tasas de letalidad. …”
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Currently prescribed drugs in the UK that could upregulate or downregulate ACE2 in COVID-19 disease: a systematic review by Paul Little, Simon J Griffin, Hajira Dambha-Miller, Nazrul Islam, Ali Albasri, Christopher R Wilcox, Sam Hodgson, Shareen Khan

“…Our review indicates that the impact of currently prescribed drugs on ACE2 has been poorly studied in vivo, particularly in human lungs where the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to enact its pathogenic effects. …”
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A Retrospective Analysis of Thromboembolic Phenomena in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 by Fahad Faqihi, Abdulrahman Alharthy, Abdullah Balhamar, Nasir Nasim, Khaled Alanezi, Feisal Alaklobi, Ziad A. Memish, Mike Blaivas, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Recent studies have shown an increased prevalence of thromboembolic disease in critically ill patients with the novel SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19). However, the use of enhanced anticoagulation therapy in these patients remains controversial. …”
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Sleep, sedentary behavior and physical activity: changes on children’s routine during the COVID-19 by Luís Carlos Barbosa Silva, Cinthya Rafaella Magalhães da Nóbrega Novaes, Ronaldo Alexandre de Lima Júnior, Bruno Barbosa Giudicelli, Arnaldo Tenório da Cunha Júnior, Maria Cecília Marinho Tenório, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins, Rafael Miranda Tassitano

“… Social isolation was adopted as a strategy to reduce the transmission speed of the severe acute respiratory syndrome of coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in several countries in the world, including Brazil. …”
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