Cureus This article studies the type of persistent symptoms post-COVID-19 infection, their prevalence, and factors that play a role in developing the post-COVID-19 symptoms among COVID-19 patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
Read MoreAdvances in Medical Education and Practice This article explores medical students’ views of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain. The authors also analyze the association between students’ perceptions and certain demographic and institutional factors. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare This article assesses the length of stay (LoS) variation for COVID-19 inpatients among the four regions of the Southern Business Unit (SBU). It reveals that LoS (length of stay) was significantly impacted by region in the SBU in the KSA. Journal Article
Read MoreAnnals of Thoracic Medicine This article aims to evaluate the rate, risk factors, and severity of COVID-19 reinfection in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This article aims to develop and internally validate a predictive model of the inability to manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in older Syrian refugees, and to describe barriers to adherence to NCD medication. It studies Syrian refugees aged 50 years or older residing in Lebanon who self-reported having hypertension, diabetes, history of cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
Read MoreDiagnostics This article reports on the findings of the first serosurvey conducted in Tunis prior to the implementation of mass vaccination and analyzes factors associated with seropositivity. It states that more than one third of people living in Tunis obtained antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. Journal Article
Read MoreVaccines This article evaluates the reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of BBIBP-CorV, prior to involving this age group in the vaccination program against COVID-19 in the kingdom of Bahrain. Journal Article
Read MoreClinical Infectious Diseases This article studies COVID-19 disease severity in children/adolescents infected with the Omicron variant. Conducted on a dataset from Qatar, the study concludes that Omicron variant infection in children/adolescents is associated with less severe disease than Delta variant infection as measured by hospitalization rates and need for ICU care or mechanical ventilation. Journal…
Read MoreHuman Resources for Health This article follows up on a similar previous study by the authors where they examine periodically the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of psychological distress in healthcare practitioners (HCPs) in Jordan. Journal Article
Read MoreBMC Health Services Research This article assesses the appropriateness of pharmaceutical care provided by CPs to patients with suspected COVID-19 and investigates their communication skills. A simulated patient (SP) study was conducted among randomly selected community pharmacies in Beirut, Lebanon. Journal Article
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