Medical Research

Aggression and Violence during the Lockdown Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports This article aims to investigate whether there are significant sociodemographic differences in reported cases of physical and verbal aggression, anger, hostility, and violence among 815 Kuwaiti residents during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Clinical and Laboratory Factors Associated with Mortality among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Infection in Lebanon: A Multicenter Study

PLOS One This article studies the possible factors associated with increased COVID-19 mortality in a sample of Lebanese adults enrolled in three hospitals. Journal Article

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Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccinations and Association with Age and Gender among Adults Vaccinated in Mosul City, Iraq

Rawal Medical Journal This article aims to identify the demographic characteristics and determine the link between COVID-19 vaccine effects and variables of age and gender among 660 residents of Mosul who had received COVID-19 vaccinations. Journal Article

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Mediated Effects of Insomnia in the Association between Problematic Social Media Use and Subjective Well-Being among University Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

Sleep Epidemiology This article shows how problematic social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria was positively associated with insomnia and negatively associated with well-being. Journal Article

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Immunomodulatory Effects of Parasitic Infection among One Hundred COVID-19 Egyptian Patients

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology This article assesses the clinical response to COVID-19 in 100 Egyptian patients with positive gastrointestinal parasitic infections. Journal Article

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The Influence of COVID-19 Lockdown in Jordan on Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy: A Case-Control Study

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management This article assesses the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown in Jordan on the progression and visual outcomes of patients with Diabetic Retinopathy who had interruption in their care plan during the pandemic. Journal Article

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COVID-19 and Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases, Local Clinic Experience in Saudi Arabia

Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research This article aims to assess how COVID-19 affects the progression of inflammatory rheumatic disorders (IRDs), as well as how various IRDs, and their treatment, may alter immunological function in COVID-19 patients. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Case Management Outcomes Amongst Diabetes and Hypertensive Patients in the United Arab Emirates: A Prospective Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article aims to explore the prevalence of diabetes, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients admitted for COVID-19 treatment in the UAE, with or without a concurrent preadmission diagnosis of diabetes. Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 on Perinatal Mental Health among Pregnant Mothers Infected with COVID-19, during the First Wave of the Epidemic in Jordan

Heliyon This article explores baseline information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in the perinatal period, among mothers infected with COVID-19, during the first wave of the epidemic in Jordan. It also examines the anxiety levels of pregnant women infected with COVID-19 during the pandemic. Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Prognosis, Morbidity, and Mortality of Patients Undergoing Elective and Emergency Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Tertiary Center, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article aims to evaluate the emergency experience and delay of elective abdominal surgical intervention at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital from October 2019 to October 2020, with a focus on postoperative morbidity and mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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