According to the parasite-stress theory, collectivism serves as a trait of ingroup assortative sociality, providing defense against infectious diseases. This study investigated the association between cultural collectivism and COVID-19 severity at
Infectious diseases by pathogenic microorganisms are one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Healthcare and socio-economic development have been seriously affected for different civilizations because of bacterial and viral infections
BACKGROUND: The correlation between acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and subacute thyroiditis (SAT) has not been clearly investigated in "long COVID" patients. We aimed to investigate the incidence of SAT during convalescence and after the
CONCLUSION: Utilizing dynamic and visualization tools, bibliometrics provides a clear depiction of the research history, development trends, and research hotspots in VKHD It serves as a valuable tool for identifying research gaps and areas that
CONCLUSION: This is the first reported case of relentless placoid chorioretinitis occurring as a potential side-effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination, and not infection, could be assumed to be the likely trigger. Subsequent
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC Foundation collaborated with implementing partners in Zambia and Tanzania to address challenges related to vaccination access and hesitancy through strategic partnership, technical assistance, and community
Congregate living poses one of the highest risk situations for the transmission of respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2. University dormitories exemplify such high-risk settings. We demonstrate the value of using building-level SARS-CoV-2
Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is the standard of care for early-stage breast cancer. We retrospectively enrolled 530 patients (mean age: 62.96 ± 12.69 years) undergoing BCS between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019. During the COVID-19