Obesity is an established risk factor for severity of Covid-19 infection as well as mortality. Now, a new Cleveland Clinic study has suggested that patients with obesity are also at greater risk for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), commonly referred to as “long COVID-19”.The study published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism involved 2839 Covid-19 p ...more
A study published in Cancer Cell suggests that cancer patients who were vaccinated against COVID-19 attained high seroconversion rates.The rate of seroconversion was found to be particularly high among patients who had solid tumors (98%). Patients with hematological malignancies had lower rates of seroconversion (85%), especially those who had undergone highly immunosuppressive therapies. Patients ...more
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