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Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance appears to reduce the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) late recurrence among patients who underwent curative liver resection, results of a Korea study have shown.

Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) have reduced levels of anxiety and self-isolation following the initial lockdown period brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a study.

Doxycycline, taken with 72 hours of unprotected sex, could prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men who have sex with men (MSM) or transgender women (TGW) who are either living with HIV (PLHIV) or are receiving pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a study presented at AIDS 2022.

Mothers who wish to breastfeed during periods of acute infections need strong support, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests a Singapore study.

Patients with psoriasis report improved quality of life under the COVID-19 pandemic despite harsh movement restrictions, a recent study has found. Such an effect, however, may suggest that current tools do not completely capture the negative impacts of harsh lockdowns on patients’ wellbeing.

Results of the STOP-COVID trial, presented at ERS 2022, showed no clinical outcome benefit with the dipeptidyl peptidase-1 (DPP-1) inhibitor brensocatib compared with placebo in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the UK.

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients, who have virological response with long-term entecavir (ETV) treatment, appear to fare well with a strategy of adding or switching to peginterferon (PEG-IFN) therapy, as shown in a study.

A territory-wide cohort study in Hong Kong shows favourable hepatic safety profile with the oral antivirals, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, in COVID-19 patients, including those at risk of drug-induced liver injury (DILI).