Articles: sars-cov-2.
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Since 2020, COVID-19 has affected the entire world. Various dietary supplements/herbal foods are recommended to protect against and/or treat COVID-19 through social media and conventional media platforms, although their effects are unproven. Hence, this study aimed to investigate dietary supplementation and/or herbal food consumption habits intended to protect against and/or treat COVID-19, as well as common thoughts and beliefs about these products during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Most believed that certain dietary supplements/herbal foods have an effect on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. According to the COVID-19 infection status, participants differed in their opinions regarding the protective effects of vitamin D supplementation against COVID-19 (P = .02). It is important to raise public awareness of this issue and to avoid the unnecessary use of dietary supplements before sufficient evidence has been presented.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · May 2023
Observational StudyOutcomes of COVID-19 in patients vaccinated and unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 and suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) lead to progressive right heart failure. The mortality rates in PAH and CTEPH patients due to COVID‑19 are high, and vaccination against COVID‑19 is recommended in this group. ⋯ The vaccinated PAH/CTEPH patients suffered from COVID‑19 less frequently than the unvaccinated ones. The mortality rate and hospitalization due to COVID‑19 were higher in the PAH/CTEPH patients than in the general population. All efforts should be made to convince the PAH/CTEPH patients to vaccinate against COVID‑19.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · May 2023
Differences between the course of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the periods of the Delta and Omicron variants dominance in Poland.
Up to now, COVID‑19 caused more than 6 million deaths worldwide. So far, 5 variants of concerns have been identified, with Delta and Omicron being the subject of our analysis. ⋯ The Delta variant is associated with a more severe clinical course of the disease and a higher risk of death than the Omicron variant.