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Why do some PCR-negative patients test positive on COVID-19 blood tests?
Why do some PCR-negative patients test positive on COVID-19 blood tests?
22 Feb 2022 byTristan Manalac

Serological assays for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sometimes show contradictory findings when compared with nasopharyngeal swab polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, according to a recent Singapore study. In particular, even PCR-negative patients with no known exposure could test positive for antibodies.

Why do some PCR-negative patients test positive on COVID-19 blood tests?
22 Feb 2022
Add-on lenacapavir helps maintain virologic suppression in treatment-naïve PWH
Add-on lenacapavir helps maintain virologic suppression in treatment-naïve PWH
21 Feb 2022 byAudrey Abella

Combining the potent first-in-class capsid assembly inhibitor lenacapavir with other antiretroviral agents led to sustained high rates of virologic suppression in treatment-naïve persons with HIV-1 (PWH) infection, according to the week-54 results of the phase II Calibrate trial.

Add-on lenacapavir helps maintain virologic suppression in treatment-naïve PWH
21 Feb 2022
Endometriosis tied to early natural menopause
Endometriosis tied to early natural menopause
21 Feb 2022 byRoshini Claire Anthony

Women with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis appear to have an elevated risk of early natural menopause (ENM), a recent prospective study has shown.

Endometriosis tied to early natural menopause
21 Feb 2022
Antibody cocktail may help relieve burden from hospitals
Antibody cocktail may help relieve burden from hospitals
21 Feb 2022 byJairia Dela Cruz

Ronapreve, also known as REGEN-COV, appears to reduce the risk of hospitalization or the need for additional treatment among COVID-19 patients when used in a real-world setting, a study has shown. The therapy is seen as a promising way to minimize the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the public healthcare system.

Antibody cocktail may help relieve burden from hospitals
21 Feb 2022
Elevated dietary glycaemic index, load linked to higher CVD mortality risk
Elevated dietary glycaemic index, load linked to higher CVD mortality risk
21 Feb 2022
Serrated polyposis syndrome patients, relatives at risk of colorectal cancer
Serrated polyposis syndrome patients, relatives at risk of colorectal cancer
21 Feb 2022 byStephen Padilla

The risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) is heightened in patients with serrated polyposis syndrome (SPS) and their first-degree relatives (FDRs), according to a study, which confirms findings of other reports. In addition, those with sessile serrated lesions (SSL) are at higher of prostate cancer.

Serrated polyposis syndrome patients, relatives at risk of colorectal cancer
21 Feb 2022