Survival analysis based on body mass index in patients with Covid-19 admitted to the intensive care unit of Amir Al-Momenin Hospital in Arak - 2021.

Introduction: The potential risk of obesity on the severity of COVID-19 has been proposed. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of BMI on the survival rate of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU.

Methods & Materials: Patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICU were included.

The association of tobacco smoking and bone health in the elderly population of Iran: results from Bushehr elderly health (BEH) program.

Purpose: Smoking has been linked with osteoporosis, but further evidence is required, especially concerning the effects of different types of tobacco smoking. We sought to examine the association between smoking and bone health in a large cohort of elderly Iranians.

Methods: The data from 2377 participants aged >60 years of Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program were used.

Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis presenting with galactorrhea, headache, and nausea in a woman: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Inflammation of the pituitary gland can occur in a variety of primary or secondary disorders. Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the pituitary gland that can closely mimic a pituitary adenoma clinicoradiologically. Most authorities agree on minimally invasive transsphenoidal surgery as the mainstay in diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.