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High concentrations of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) at hospital admission appears to increase the risk of COVID-19 progression to severe disease, a recent study has found.

Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Singapore suffer from several unmet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including physical, safety, and self-actualization needs, according to a new study.

In patients with severe COVID-19 or sepsis, high levels of neutrophils seem to be able to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which might contribute to disease pathology, a recent study has found.

COVID-19 patients remain on the recovery phase 6 months after hospital admission, with persistent fatigue but improving lung function and quality of life, according to a study.

A nationally representative study led by researchers from the University of Hong Kong and Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Centre, China, has shown that a five-test (ie, serum HBsAg/HBsAb/HBeAg/HBeAb/HBcAb) universal screening strategy in people aged 18–70 years is the most cost-effective hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening option in China.

Older adults have weaker antibody responses to two doses of COVID-19 vaccines [ie, mRNA-based BNT162b2 vaccine and inactivated CZ02 vaccine] vs younger individuals, but a booster dose mounts SARS-CoV-2 neutralization activities to a high level, according to data presented at AIM 2022.

Immune signatures developed in response to severe COVID-19 appear to vary not only according to the principal disease but also with underlying comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart diseases, a new study has found.