Clinical Case Reports This article reports the rare case of a 50-year-old female patient with COVID-19 presented to the emergency department at Aleppo University Hospital where supplementary oxygen is delivered via noninvasive face mask ventilation and where X-ray imaging confirmed the existence of pneumoperitoneum. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology This article aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female sexual function in women with female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. Journal Article
Read MoreVaccines This article aims to assess the seroprevalence rate among a random sample of Palestinians residing in the West Bank region of Palestine, especially among those who were not vaccinated and not diagnosed. The authors also measured the percentage of adult Palestinians who accepted to get vaccinated across gender and age groups. Journal Article
Read MoreEuropean Journal of Medical and Health Sciences This article aims to provide a thorough analysis of imaging manifestations of patients infected with severe COVID-19 in Palestine. Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper analyzes paired viral sequencing and non-genetic host data to understand host and viral determinants of severe COVID-19 infections. The authors estimated the effects of demographic variables specific to the Bahrain population and found that the impact of health factors are largely consistent with other populations. Working Paper
Read MoreNature Communications This article investigates the relative contributions of regional and intercontinental connectivity to the source-sink dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 for Jordan and the Middle East. By integrating genomic, epidemiological and travel data, the authors show that the source of introductions into Jordan was dynamic across 2020, shifting from intercontinental seeding in the early pandemic to…
Read MorePLOS One This article aims to describe the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia and to perform 8 months longitudinal follow-up (FU) to assess the duration of detectable IgG. It also aims to explore the risk factors associated with positive SARS-CoV-2 IgG. Journal Article
Read MoreThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This article aims to evaluate the impact of comorbidities in COVID-19 patients on the outcome and to determine predictors of prolonged hospital stay, requisite for intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Journal Article
Read MoreSurgical Neurology International This article discusses the Baghdad neurosurgery mentorship during the COVID-19 pandemic with notable comparison to the mentorship preceding the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare This article aims to explore health-care providers’ perceptions, perspectives, challenges and human rights-related concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Palestine. Journal Article
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