The prevalence of heart failure is on the rise and imposes a major health threat, in part, due
to the rapidly increased prevalence of overweight and obesity. To this point …

Background Obesity affects the course of critical illnesses. We aimed to estimate the
association of obesity with the severity and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated
symptoms, named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have rapidly spread worldwide …

Acute inflammation is a physiological response to injury or infection, with a cascade of steps
that ultimately lead to the recruitment of immune cells to clear invading pathogens and heal …

Executive summary Science is key to informing health policy and practice. The coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic has brought into the limelight the need to strengthen and …

It is considered that COVID‐19's pandemic expansion is responsible for the particular
increase in deaths, especially among the population with comorbidities. The health system …

Obesity and ethnicity are known risk factors for COVID-19 outcomes, but their combination
has not been extensively examined. We investigate the association between body mass …

Coronaviruses are constantly circulating in humans, causing common colds and mild
respiratory infections. In contrast, infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Background: Obesity increases the risk for metabolic and cardiovascular disease, and this
risk occurs at lower body mass index (BMI) thresholds in Asian adults than in White adults …

Context One risk factor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection is postulated to be vitamin D deficiency. To better understand the role of vitamin D …