COVID, Volume 5, Issue 12

This study examines how the explanations about school violence are constructed in Chilean online newspapers after the country—which had the longest period of school closures—returned to in-person classes. During early 2022, several compla...

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that its effects go far beyond the initial respiratory illness, with many survivors experiencing lasting neurological problems. Some patients develop a condition known as Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SA...

Importance: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was the third leading cause of mortality in the United States for three years in a row. The genetic contributions to disease severity remain unclear and many previously identified single nucleotide...

Efforts have been made to develop a case definition for Long COVID, with results differing on whether the case definition should be specific and exclusive, or broad and easily generalizable. Each of these methods has been subject to limitations. As m...

Background: This study aimed to assess whether methylprednisolone treatment, while effective in reducing COVID-19 mortality, increases the risk of intensive-care-unit-acquired respiratory tract infections (RTI-ICU) in critically ill patients. Methods...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, disrupts human cellular pathways through complex protein–protein interaction, contributing to disease progression. As the virus has evolved, emerging variants have exhibited differences in transmi...

Saliva specimens are widely used for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing using RT-qPCR due to their advantages over nasopharyngeal swabs of being non-invasive and self-collectable. However, saliva collection can be time-consuming in individua...

Objective: To compare self-reported functioning, disability, and health care-seeking behavior of previously healthy and unhealthy participants after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Design: Cross-sectional design conducted in 2021–2022. Subjects/Patients:...

Background: Women are at increased risk of developing severe morbidity and mortality during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, especially in developing countries. In Mexico, during 2020, 27.5% of maternal deaths were attributed to COVID-19. T...

The COVID-19 pandemic initially focused clinical efforts on hospitalized patients. However, as the pandemic progressed, attention shifted to outpatients who often experience milder symptoms yet still contribute to viral transmission. This scoping rev...