This meta analysis looked at 14 papers out of 572 publications for analysis. They looked at characteristics of patients including ” age, gender, body mass index, severe comorbidities, respiratory support and the critical illness related mortality in COVID.” They found all the characteristics are associated with COVID-19 except for gender.
TL;DR Obese people have a higher risk of death with COVID-19
Link to the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32582383/ This article talks about slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) and the possible causes of it. One of which is a high BMI. They looked at 68 healthy hips/subjects. They found there was a correlation between BMI percentile and decreased epiphyseal tubercle size which is a factor contributing to reduced epiphyseal stability. TL;DR…
Article 967 subjects were tested for IgG antibodies against COVID-19. They multiple subgroups of suspected cases, healthy donors, patients with rheumatic disease, and patients positive for polymerase chain reaction. They found PCR and IgG were in agreement in 83% of samples. The levels of IgG and IgM levels were measured and found to not associate with…
This study looked at the use of continuous antibiotic treatment to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in infants with severe vesicoureteral reflux (a condition where urine flows back from the bladder to the kidneys). The study involved infants aged 1 to 5 months who had not had a UTI before. The results showed that those…
Greece underwent a substantial economic boom until 2007, followed by a profound and enduring economic collapse. A detailed analysis employing a dynamic general equilibrium model revealed that the boom in production was primarily fueled by external demand and government consumption, while increased transfers contributed to higher consumption. Contrary to conventional expectations, both wages and prices…
Article The study looked at 78 e-bikers and 91 conventional bikers and looked at their injuries. They found that mechanism of injury and general severity was the same for both groups. However, two e-bikers had the most severe injury. They also found that alcohol was consumed twice as often for conventional bikers. TL;DR People who…
Article There are many organs that COVID-19 may target due to a common receptor that COVID-19 uses to enter, ACE2. This can cause issues in cardiac, renal, endocrine, and ocular systems and more. TL;DR COVID-19 has been shown to cause more than respiratory issues, many organs are affected due to a common receptor on all of…
