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Factors such as older age (>65 years), ventilator use, and higher comorbidity all contribute to increased mortality risk with COVID-19 among patients with epilepsy, as reported in a study.

The combination of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX) with or without ribavirin demonstrates efficacy for the retreatment of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in whom prior direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment has failed, a study in Egypt has shown.

A 3-month course of prolonged-release pirfenidone formulation appears to be safe and efficacious in the treatment of patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)-pulmonary fibrosis, as shown in a study.

The rate of tuberculosis (TB) recurrence in children is high, particularly among those living with HIV (CLHIV), suggests a recent study.

Children with rotavirus infection are at risk of developing gastroenteritis with severe but self-limiting neurological manifestations, reveals a study.

Exposure to azithromycin may put patients with COVID‐19 and history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at higher risks of acute heart failure and death, as reported in a study.

Two phase III studies presented at EASL 2023 reflected the long-term efficacy of tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) for individuals with HBeAg*-positive and HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Treatment with bezlotoxumab results in a significant decrease in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in a cohort of immunocompromised patients and transplant recipients, reports a study.

Time to recovery from COVID-19 pneumonia does not appear to differ following treatment with abatacept, cenicriviroc, or infliximab among hospitalized patients, according to a study.

People with HIV (PWH) who are treated with long-acting (LA) antiretroviral therapy (ART) achieve virologic suppression, as do those with viraemia and challenges to adherence, reports a study.