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A study conducted in England has shown that in patients with haematological malignancy, the risk of COVID-19–related mortality is greatly influenced by age.

A recent Dutch study has found that mental wellbeing in adolescents deteriorate during the full lockdowns to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, though such strict restrictions also seem to confer some degree of psychological benefit.

One out of five severe COVID-19 survivors who underwent mechanical ventilation have coronary artery disease (CAD), a quarter have subclinical left ventricular dysfunction defined as reduced echocardiographic global longitudinal strain (GLS), and 42 percent have cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) abnormalities, reports a study.

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who are treated with statins are less likely to undergo invasive mechanical ventilation or die, according to the results of a multicentre study in the US.

High concentrations of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) at hospital admission appears to increase the risk of COVID-19 progression to severe disease, a recent study has found.

Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Singapore suffer from several unmet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including physical, safety, and self-actualization needs, according to a new study.

In patients with severe COVID-19 or sepsis, high levels of neutrophils seem to be able to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which might contribute to disease pathology, a recent study has found.