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People living with HIV (PWH) on statin therapy who have certain metabolic risk factors, such as obesity and prediabetes, are at greater risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM), reports a study. This association is also present in those treated with placebo.

A higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) appears to reduce the odds of developing COVID-19, a systematic review suggests.

Use of statins helps prevent deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, as shown by the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

In a real-world analysis evaluating four oral antiviral agents for the treatment of COVID-19, two ritonavir-based regimens fared better than molnupiravir and azvudine in reducing hospital stay among patients hospitalized for mild or moderate disease.

In the treatment of patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (TB), two bedaquiline-containing regimens, namely a 9-month all-oral regimen and a shorter 6-month regimen with 8 weeks of aminoglycoside, maintains superior efficacy to a 9-month injectable regimen through 132 weeks, according to long-term data from the STREAM 2 trial.

Neurologic and psychiatric complications associated with influenza occurs rarely in the paediatric population, but such incidence can be severe and may even lead to hospitalization, suggests a study.

A mild developmental delay may occur following an infection of viral meningitis in preschool children, according to a study, noting that targeted follow-up must be considered.