Vaccination boosted immunity acquired from previous SARS-CoV-2 infection
1. Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine were linked to high immediate protection...
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Inactivated, adjuvant enterovirus 71 vaccine is safe and effective against fatal enterovirus infections in children aged 2-71 months
1. EV71vac showed a vaccine efficacy of 96.8% against EV71-associated diseases. 2. Majority of...
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Ambient air pollution associated with increased risk of Kawasaki disease in children
1. Short-term increases in concentrations of air pollutants, sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulate...
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BNT162b2 vaccination after SARS-CoV-2 infection decreases risk of recurrent infection
1. In a retrospective cohort study of individuals who recovered from SARS-CoV-2, BNT162b2...
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Protection against SARS-CoV-2 highest after infection-acquired immunity boosted with vaccination in health care workers
1. SARS-CoV-2 infection-acquired immunity waned after 1 year, but immune protection remained high...
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More severe symptoms and hospitalizations seen during period of COVID-19 delta variant dominance compared to omicron
1. Loss of sense of smell was more common during a period of delta dominance, while sore throat...
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Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder highly prevalent among family members of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with COVID-19
1. Compared to prepandemic populations, family members of patients admitted to the intensive care...
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Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) Versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Early Stage Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).
To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) versus...
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COVID-19 pandemic associated with worsening psychological distress across United Kingdom cohort studies
1. This population-based cohort study using eleven United Kingdom studies demonstrated that...
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COVID-19 pandemic associated with reductions in delivery of cancer care services in Ontario, Canada
1. This population-based cohort study demonstrated that there was a 20.7% reduction in cancer care...
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Persistent and robust T-cell reactivity to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant among immunized adults
1. Among adults vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, there was a persistent and robust T-cell response...
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#VisualAbstract: Fewer hospital admissions and death were seen with SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) compared to Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant infections
1. The risk of hospitalization and death was lower among cases infected with Omicron variant...
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Marginalized identities, mistreatment, discrimination, and burnout among US medical students
1. Among a group of US medical students, those with multiple marginalized identities (based on...
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Widespread population immunity of Covid-19 observed in South Africa before Omicron wave
1. Widespread underlying SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity was observed in Gauteng province, South Africa,...
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Vaccination leads to a small absolute risk for shoulder conditions
1. Based on the study, there is a small absolute risk for shoulder conditions after vaccination....
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Higher-dose primaquine has higher efficacy in preventing relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria
1. Compared to lower dose primaquine, higher dose primaquine had higher efficacy in preventing...
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Improved mortality rates for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism in patients receiving dialysis between 1998 to 2015
1. Between 1998 to 2015, mortality rates for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism...
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Fewer hospital admissions and death were seen with SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) compared to Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant infections
1. The risk of hospitalization and death was lower among cases infected with Omicron variant...
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DNA-based vaccine, ZyCoV-D, is safe and efficacious against COVID-19 infection for patients aged 12 years and older
1. Seroconversion at 84 days was greater in the ZyCoV-D group compared to placebo. 2. The...
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Exposure to hydraulic fracturing sites is associated with some adverse birth outcomes
1. In a large cohort comparing 35,000 pregnancies of women living near hydraulic fracturing sites...
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