Importance Some individuals experience persistent symptoms after initial symptomatic
SARS-CoV-2 infection (often referred to as Long COVID). Objective To estimate the proportion of …

Background Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention,
control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development …

Background Disability and mortality burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have
risen worldwide; however, the NCD burden among adolescents remains poorly described in …

Objective: To estimate by country and territory of the number of patients affected by long
COVID in 2020 and 2021, the severity of their symptoms and expected pattern of recovery …

Background Illness after infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Omicron variant is less severe compared with previous variants. Data on the …

Aims/hypothesis Microalbuminuria is considered the first clinical sign of kidney dysfunction
and is associated with a poor renal and cardiovascular prognosis in type 2 diabetes. …

With an improved median survival of 6.2 years, lung transplantation has become an
increasingly acceptable treatment option for end-stage lung disease. Besides survival benefit, …

Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients may be at risk for severe COVID‐19. Data on the
clinical course of COVID‐19 in immunosuppressed patients are limited, and the effective …

Diabet. Med. 29, 567–577 (2012) Abstract Novel biomarkers predicting onset or progression
of nephropathy in patients with Type 2 diabetes have been recently identified. We …

… Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Merel E. Hellemons,
MD, Ph.D.,, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Doctor …