Living and Dying With COVID-19 in South Asian Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Letter Law

An increase in suicides amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Nepal

Sagar Pokhrel et al.

MEDICINE SCIENCE AND THE LAW (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Threats from new variants

Michael Le Page

NEW SCIENTIST (2021)

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Article Nutrition & Dietetics

The Burden of Malnutrition and Fatal COVID-19: A Global Burden of Disease Analysis

Elly Mertens et al.

Summary: This study identified a potential link between population-level malnutrition and fatal COVID-19, particularly in low-income countries. High YLD rates for iron deficiency were moderately positively associated with CFRs for COVID-19 in low-income countries. Sub-Saharan African countries with high malnutrition indicators and elevated CFRs for COVID-19 were highlighted as particularly at risk. Food security, nutrition, and social protection should be prioritized in COVID-19 response plans in malnourished countries to reduce fatality rates.

FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION (2021)

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Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Evidence of escape of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351 from natural and vaccine-induced sera

Daming Zhou et al.

Summary: The race to develop vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants, such as B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1, is ongoing as these variants have mutations in the spike protein, potentially leading to immune escape. A structure-function analysis of B.1.351 revealed tighter ACE2 binding and widespread evasion from monoclonal antibody neutralization, particularly driven by the E484K mutation.

CELL (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

COVID-19 mortality rate prediction for India using statistical neural networks and gaussian process regression model

S. Dhamodharavadhani et al.

Summary: The research aims to identify the best COVID-19 mortality model for India using regression models and estimate the future mortality rate. Statistical Neural Networks and Gaussian Process Regression models were applied, with the GRP model performing better than others.

AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal