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A full-dose prophylactic anticoagulation strategy reduced the risk of thrombosis in critically ill patients with COVID-19 who required intensive care unit (ICU)-level care compared with a standard-dose strategy, according to results of the COVID-PACT trial.  

Subsets of peripheral circulating CD4 T cell among people with HIV infection (PWH) are predictive of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart failure and atherosclerotic CVD, reveals a study.

A novel, topical formulation of esmolol, a cardio-selective beta-1 adrenergic blocker, may just have landed a spot in the diabetes treatment landscape, as it shows promise as treatment alternative for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).

Treatment with topical antibiotics in children with acute infectious conjunctivitis shortens time to clinical cure and helps resolve symptoms as early as 3 days, as reported in a study.

Among hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients with resolved hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, levels of interleukin (IL)-1β before the initiation of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment may help predict HBV reactivation, reports a recent study.

Vaccination against COVID-19 seems to be less effective among kidney transplant recipients, according to a recent study. Cessation or reduction of immunosuppressive treatments may help increase the production of immunoglobulin (Ig)G in these patients.

The use of metformin, fluvoxamine, or ivermectin in an outpatient setting did not appear to prevent progression to severe COVID-19, according to results of the phase III COVID-OUT trial.