Medical Research

Evaluation of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Association with Mental Health Status of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Study from Central Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Public Health This article used the Arabic version of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 Items (DASS-21) to assess the OHRQOL and mental health status of patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia after the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 Crisis in the Management of Diabetic Foot Patients in King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cureus This article aims to determine the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on patients with diabetic foot (DF) in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Deferral of Elective Surgeries during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Palestinian Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Conflict and Health This article explores the financial, physical, and psychological implications of deferring elective surgeries on Palestinians in three West Bank hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Burnout Syndrome among Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross Sectional Study in Monastir, Tunisia

PLOS One This article aims to measure the prevalence of burnout among healthcare workers in care facilities in Tunisia during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify its associated factors. Journal Article

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Determination of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Receptor Level in Samples of Iraqi Patients Infected with COVID-19

Iraqi Journal of Biotechnology This article analyzes samples from 84 COVID-19 patients and 27 healthy individuals from Baghdad Medical City and Baqubah Teaching Hospital and reveals that the levels of ACE2 receptors were elevated in the patient group compared to the healthy control group. Journal Article

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The Outcome of COVID-19 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit in Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Health Science Reports This article aims to assess the outcome of COVID-19 patients in ICU admission in Sudan and to investigate the factors associated with mortality. Journal Article

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Memory, Attention, and Concentration Dysfunction Post-COVID-19 among College Students in Saudi Arabia: A Case-Control Study

Cureus This article aims to study the concept of cognitive dysfunction post-COVID-19 among college students in Saudi Arabia and its potential effect on their academic performance. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Primary Series and Booster Vaccination and Potential for Immune Imprinting

medRxiv This working paper investigates differences in the incidence of COVID-19 reinfection in a cohort of persons who had a primary omicron infection, but different vaccination histories using matched, national, retrospective, and cohort studies. Working Paper

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Predictors of Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay and Mortality among Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients in Jordan

Infection Prevention in Practice This article aims to examine predictors of mortality and ICU stay in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in the north of Jordan. Journal Article

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Impact of Comorbidities on Hospitalised Syrian Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study

BMJ Open This article aims to compare the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, outcomes, and overall survival time of patients with COVID-19 with and without comorbidities in Damascus. Journal Article

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