Medical Research

The Association between Tobacco Use and COVID-19 in Qatar

Preventive Medicine Reports This article aims to determine the prevalence of tobacco use among COVID-19 patients in Qatar, and to examine the relationship between tobacco use and hospitalized COVID-19 (non-severe and severe), and quantify its risk factors. Journal Article

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Human Albumin Solution Utilization Patterns Prior and During COVID-19 Pandemic in United Arab Emirates: Time to Develop and Implement National Guideline on Prescribing and Utilization

Narra Journal This article aims to identify albumin utilization patterns in a multi-specialty private hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), before and during the COVID-19 epidemic in the country. It demonstrates the importance of reconsidering the prescribing strategies for albumin administration. Journal Article

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Changes in the Menstrual Cycle among the COVID-19 Vaccinated Women in The Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey, 2022

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine This article reports the findings of a study conducted in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia to assess the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on the menstrual cycle of women. Journal Article

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Prevalence of COVID-19 in Egyptian Children with Hemoglobinopathies and Inherited Anemias

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology This article aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 cases among children with hemoglobinopathies and other inherited anemias living in El-Minya Governorate, Egypt, who are at high risk of exposure to infection. Journal Article

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Putting MENA’s Pathogenic Variants on the Global Map

KAUST This article reports on the work of KAUST bioscientists to place some of the genetic information of the SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Saudi Arabia on the global map. The scientists also identified a link between disease severity and the virus’s nucleocapsid protein. Article

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Long Term Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater in Bahrain

Journal of Hazardouz Materials Advances This article reports on a long-term quantification study in Bahrain to investigate the incidence of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Epidemiological Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases This article reports on the findings of a retrospective epidemiological study of 1362 COVID-19 reinfection cases in Bahrain between April 2020 and July 2021. The authors analyzed differences in disease severity and reinfection characteristics among various vaccination statuses: fully vaccinated, interrupted vaccination, one-dose vaccination, postreinfection vaccination, and unvaccinated. Journal Article

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Potential Role of TLR3 and RIG-I Genes Expression in Surviving COVID-19 Patients with Different Severity of Infection

Iraqi Journal of Science This article reports on a case-control study (100 recovered COVID 19 cases and 100 healthy individuals) which aimed to determine the role of gender, age, TLR3 and RIG-I genes in COVID-19 aggressiveness. Journal Article

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ABO Blood Group in Relation to COVID-19 Susceptibility and Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Observational Study in the United Arab Emirates

Life The article studies the relation between ABO blood groups and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Journal Article

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Prevalence of SARS -CoV-2 IgG/IgM Antibodies among Patients in Zakho City, Kurdistan, Iraq

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries This article aims to detect seropositivity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus among outpatients, symptomatic, and asymptomatic individuals in Zakho City in Kurdistan. Journal Article

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