Medical Research

Food Insecurity and Eating Habits of Lebanese Children Aged 5–11 Years during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Socioeconomic Crisis: A National Study

BMC Public Health This article aims to find the prevalence of food insecurity among Lebanese children during the COVID-19 pandemic and its correlates. Journal Article

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Sex Disparities in Food Consumption Patterns, Dietary Diversity and Determinants of Self-Reported Body Weight Changes Before and Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in 10 Arab Countries

Frontiers in Public Health This article assesses the gender-based differentials in food consumption patterns, dietary diversity and the determinants favoring weight change before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic among Arab men and women from 10 Arab countries. Journal Article

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COVID -19 Vaccinations in Pregnancy: Save Mother and Baby from COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics This article reports the results of a retrospective study of pregnant women in Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, who were vaccinated against COVID-19 with Sinopharm or Pfizer/BioNTech. It studies immune responses to vaccination, association with maternal and fetal factors, and the vertical transmission of antibodies. Journal Article

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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Physical Activity of Jordanian Population

Health Science Reports This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity (PA) of the Jordanian population and reports that the pandemic had a positive impact on the healthy lifestyle of the Jordanian population which was attributed to their feeling of the importance of sports practice on the immune system and…

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Protective Effect of Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Subvariants

New England Journal of Medicine This article shows that the protection of a previous COVID-19 infection against reinfection with a BA.4 or BA.5 subvariant was lower than that against reinfection with a BA.1 or BA.2 subvariant because of more waning of immune protection over time and a greater capacity for immune-system evasion with the BA.4…

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Nutritional Behaviour of Adolescents and the Impact of COVID-19 on a Diet in Saudi Arabia

Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science This article aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, behavior and dietary patterns of adolescents and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions on these behaviors in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Infection in an Intensive Care Unit in Tunisia: Risk Factors of Mortality

Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health This article aims to identify mortality risk factors among patients in Tunisia at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Mahdia. Journal Article

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Short-Term Adverse Effects Following Booster Dose of Inactivated-Virus vs. Adenoviral-Vector COVID-19 Vaccines in Algeria: A Cross-Sectional Study of the General Population

Vaccines This article studies the side effects of COVID-19 booster vaccines self-reported by Algerians who were vaccinated with a booster dose of one of the approved inactivated-virus vaccines or one of the adenoviral-vector-based vaccines, and to determine the eventual risk factors. Journal Article

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Predictors of Illness Severity in COVID-19 Cases in Saudi Arabia

Infection and Drug Resistance This article describes the clinical and epidemiological features of COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and identifies factors associated with the severity of the illness. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Death Rates in Iran and Iraq: Possible Relations Between Iraq’s Pre-COVID-19 Mass Gatherings and Its Low Death Rate

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health This article focuses on the notable difference in death rates due to COVID-19 in Iran and Iraq, which are two neighboring countries. It also discusses the possible effect of Iraq pre-COVID-19 mass gatherings on the death rate. Journal Article

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