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During the surge of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, antiviral therapy with nirmatrelvir significantly reduced the rate of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death among patients aged ≥65 years, according to a recent study.

Reusable 3D-printed respirators offer a cost-effective alternative to N95 masks in providing protection against respiratory pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, suggests a recent study. In addition, fit testing results show that some 3D-printed mask designs appear to exceed the fit of N95 masks.

Patients who have been treated for tuberculosis appear to have an elevated risk of ischaemic stroke compared with their counterparts who have never had the infection, according to a study.

In Japan, the declaration of a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to negative metabolic consequences in people with glucose intolerance, such as lowered skeletal muscle and increased body weight and body fat, a recent study has found.

All intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) doses of the monoclonal antibody combination of casirivimab plus imdevimab effectively reduces viral load in COVID-19 patients with asymptomatic or low-risk symptomatic infection, according to the results of a phase II study.

Patients immunized with the influenza vaccine see significant protection against mechanical ventilation in COVID-19, a recent study has found.

Psychological problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, are common among cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, as were fears of disease progression or recurrence, a recent study has found.

The combination of tixagevimab and cilgavimab, two SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, appeared to protect against progression to severe disease or death in non-hospitalized, unvaccinated adults presenting with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, results of the ongoing phase III TACKLE trial showed.

There is inconclusive evidence that wearing one’s eyeglasses can lower their chances of contracting COVID-19, according to a recent study.