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The levels of serum levels of LL-37, an antimicrobial peptide whose expression is stimulated by vitamin D, may help assess the risk of disease progression in COVID-19 patients, reports a recent study.

The presence of autoantibodies neutralizing type 1 interferons (IFN), such as IFN-α2 or IFN-ω, strongly increase the relative risk of death (RRD) and infection fatality rate (IFR) in unvaccinated patients with COVID-19, according to a recent study.

Individuals with a prior COVID-19 infection and who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 appear to have the greatest immunity to the virus, according to the SIREN* study.

Several studies presented at ACOG 2022 have raised the question as to whether postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the mental health outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Remote insulin pump training among young patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) appears to be as safe as in-person training, suggest the results of a recent study.

Alcohols and alcohol-based disinfectants are not strong enough to eliminate the hepatitis E virus (HEV), except for one commercial ethanol-based product that has phosphoric acid, a study has shown. This finding may help develop measures to reduce transmission in clinical practice.

The investigational microbiota-based live biotherapeutic RBX2660 is safe and averts repeat episodes of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) across patient populations with comorbid conditions, as shown in a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022.

Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment leads to large reductions in the risk of gastric cancer and lower rates of associated deaths over 10 years of follow-up, according to a recent meta-analysis.