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The risk of developing long COVID is high among women, hypertensives, and those with a higher number of initial symptoms, and these associations are independent of disease severity and clinical course, a study has found.

Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 could have an increased risk of certain conditions up to 120 days post-diagnosis, a finding which could help establish the definition of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC), according to a study presented at CROI 2022.

Immunocompromised patients, particularly those who had undergone organ transplants, show markedly lower seroconversion rates after vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent Singapore meta-analysis.

The use of empiric antibiotic therapy appears to prevent neither deterioration nor death among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, as shown in a Singapore study.

Survivors of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) face social stigma when they return to their communities. Such stigma appears to harm mental health, reports a recent study.

Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) may experience a temporary change in their blood glucose levels in the first week following COVID-19 vaccination, according to a small English study.

The progression of COVID-19 disease during pregnancy from asymptomatic or mild symptoms to moderate, severe, or critical symptoms is consistent regardless of trimester, according to a prospective study presented at SMFM 2022.