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In the CONVIN-SING* study, there was a favourable risk-benefit ratio for COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) who have received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

A small positive-expiratory pressure (PEP) device that can be used on-demand shows promise for improving the lives of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study.

Combination treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and chemotherapy is associated with a higher risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in adult cancer patients, reveals a study. In addition, a similar VTE disease course is seen after ICI exposure, irrespective of other immune-related adverse events (irAEs).

Children who are allergic to peanuts may benefit from two immunotherapies, one oral and another epicutaneous or on-the-skin, which have demonstrated safety and efficacy in separate studies presented at the recent AAAAI 2023.

In the initial endoscopic treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding, the use of polysaccharide hemostatic powder appears to be not less efficacious than conventional treatment, according to a study.

In virologically suppressed adults with HIV, the cabotegravir + rilpivirine long-acting (CAB+RPV LA) regimen was on par with bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/FTC/TAF) in terms of virologic efficacy, but the former gained the upper hand over the latter in terms of patient satisfaction and preference, the SOLAR* study reports.