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The activation of multiple Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) has been demonstrated to trigger inflammatory responses and coordinate the host's adaptive immunity during pathogen infections. The use of PRR agonists as vaccine adjuvants has been

David GomezMay 25, 2021; 193:E753-E760Research

CONCLUSIONS: Early safety concerns limited transplantation to immediate life-saving procedures; however, the reductions in kidney and lung transplants continued for the rest of the pandemic, where no restrictions were in place.

The current study aimed to determine the community-based COVID-19 prevalence and compare the symptom-based and test-based prevalence rates in the Omicron peak (February 20 to March 20, 2022) to assess community involvement and provide effective

CONCLUSION: Eligible non-vaccinated persons with COVID-19 had tenfold and 21-fold higher risks of hospitalization relative to whether they had been fully vaccinated or boosted, resulting in considerable avoidable hospital bed-days and costs.

CONCLUSION: Myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is a rare event. A lower absolute risk of myocarditis was observed following a booster dose of mRNA vaccine compared to the primary series second dose.

David N. JuurlinkMar 31, 2009; 180:713-718Research

The early COVID-19 pandemic was associated with cessation of screening services, but the prevalence of ongoing delays in cancer screening into the third year of the pandemic are not well-characterized. In February/March 2022, a population-based

Patients with cancer are at increased risk of hospitalisation and mortality following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, the SARS-CoV-2 phenotype evolution in patients with cancer since 2020 has not

In Jamika Ajalon’s “Skye Papers,” a young nomad falls in with a group of artists and bohemians. But not all is as it seems.