Publications by authors named "Abdullah A Almushawah"

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Environmental Pollutants Particulate Matter PM, PM, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO), and Ozone (O) on lung airway inflammation by assessing the Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in students studying in schools located in or away from air-polluted areas.

Methods: This matched case-control cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from August 2022 to July 2023. In this study, two schools were selected, one was located near a traffic-polluted area (School #1), and the second was located away from the traffic-polluted area (School #2).

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Background Depression is a severe comorbidity that is often detected in patients with chronic diseases. Poor prognosis may eventuate high mortality risk. Up to 30% of heart failure patients have been documented with depression and the majority upholds depression-related symptoms that may have serious clinical implications, such as hospital readmissions and fatalities.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)is a very common psychiatric disorder occurring in an individual of any age, gender, or race who underwent trauma, with women being twice more at risk than men. It is generally seen more in American Indians, United States Latinos, and African American ethnic groups. A patient is diagnosed with PTSD if the symptoms of intrusion, avoidance, changes in cognition and emotions, arousal, and mood reactivity changes persist for more than a month and cause the individual severe difficulty in their everyday cognitive and psychological functioning.

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Objectives: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a highly challenging problem in the world. The impact of weather conditions on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been hypothesized, but the level of understanding remains lacking. This study investigates the impact of seasonal variations on SARS-CoV-2 incidence and mortality in the Southern and Northern hemispheres.

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Background: The growing amount of monkeypox cases in non-endemic regions raises concerns in societies as a potential pandemic. This study highlights the prevalence and epidemiological trends of a human monkeypox outbreak in various regions in Europe.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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