September 1, 2021in News Since the beginning of the pandemic, doctors have found that people who become very ill with Covid-19 often experience kidney problems, not just the lung impairments that are the hallmark of the illness. Now, a large study suggests that kidney issues can last for months after patients recover from the initial infection, and may lead […]
Authors: Jonathan P Rogers1,2, Cameron J Watson3, et.al Abstract There is accumulating evidence of the neurological and neuropsychiatric features of infection with SARS-CoV-2. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to describe the characteristics of the early literature and estimate point prevalences for neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL up to […]
Authors: Kate E. Mason*, Gillian Maudsley, Philip McHale, Andy Pennington, Jennifer Day and Ben Barr Objectives: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, people with underlying comorbidities were overrepresented in hospitalised cases of COVID-19, but the relationship between comorbidity and COVID-19 outcomes was complicated by potential confounding by age. This review therefore sought to characterise the international evidence base available in the early stages […]
Authors: Karla Romero Starke 1, Gabriela Petereit-Haack 2, Melanie Schubert 1, Daniel Kämpf 1, Alexandra Schliebner 1, Janice Hegewald 1, Andreas Seidler 1 Abstract Increased age appears to be a strong risk factor for COVID-19 severe outcomes. However, studies do not sufficiently consider the age-dependency of other important factors influencing the course of disease. The aim of this review was to quantify the isolated effect of age on […]
