Medical Research

Long-Term COVID-19 Booster Effectiveness by Infection History and Clinical Vulnerability and Immune Imprinting: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study

The Lancet Infectious Diseases This article aims to investigate the effectiveness of a booster (third dose) vaccination against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19, relative to that of primary-series (two-dose) vaccination over a follow-up duration of 1 year among patients in Qatar. Journal Article

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Providing More Effective Kangaroo Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Project in a Lebanese Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

IJQHC Communications This article reports on a quality improvement project (QIP) that took place in a tertiary center’s neonatal intensive care unit in Lebanon aiming to increase kangaroo care practice and maternal milk use among admitted infants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rehabilitation Services Provided for Cochlear Implant Recipients in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Medicine This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cochlear implantation (CI) recipients in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Reported COVID-19 Vaccines Side Effects among Algerian Athletes: A Comparison between Inactivated Virus, Adenoviral Vector, and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

The Physician and Sportsmedicine This article evaluates the self-reported post-vaccination side effects of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, inactivated viruses, and adenoviral vectors among Algerian athletes. Journal Article

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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Work Force in the Middle East Region C-S Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry This article aims to assess the depression, anxiety, and stress levels of the healthcare workforce (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists) in the Middle East and North Africa region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Acute Kidney Injury in Coronavirus Disease-19 Related Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Multicenter Study, Saudi Arabia

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine This article aims to investigate the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of AKI (Acute Kidney Injury) in patients admitted to the intensive care unit with critically ill COVID-19 pneumonia. Journal Article

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Clinico-Epidemiological Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Kassala, Eastern Sudan

Advances in Infectious Diseases This article aims to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and survival outcomes of patients with COVID-19 infection in Kassala, Eastern Sudan. Journal Article

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Evaluation of Short-Term COVID-19 Vaccines Adverse Events Following Immunization Severity as Reported by Iraqi Consumers

Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Research This article explores the valuable role of consumer-generated AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunization) reports in accumulating data regarding COVID-19 vaccines’ effects within the Iraqi spontaneous surveillance system. Journal Article

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Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Home Monitoring in Saudi Arabia during the Second and Third Waves

IJID Regions This article describes the characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 treated at home during the second and third waves in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Preventive Measures and Spread of COVID-19 Infection among Dental Students in Basra in the First Period of the Epidemic in Iraq: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology This article surveys Dentistry students at the University of Basra to assess protective measures regarding COVID-19 infection and to evaluate the evidence on the affiliation between the use of preventive measures and COVID-19 infection. Journal Article

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