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Add-on, switch-to PEG-IFN therapy strategies improve serological response in CHB patients
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.
Add-on, switch-to PEG-IFN therapy strategies improve serological response in CHB patients
30 Sep 2022
FINLAY-FR-1A vaccine boosts natural immunity in COVID-19 convalescents
A single dose of FINLAY-FR-1A, a recombinant d-RBD*-based COVID-19 vaccine, strengthens pre-existing natural immunity in patients who have recovered from asymptomatic, mild or moderate COVID-19, and has an excellent safety profile, a phase IIa/b study has shown.
FINLAY-FR-1A vaccine boosts natural immunity in COVID-19 convalescents
28 Sep 2022
Are healthcare workers more stressed out during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Burnout continues to be a burden among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic despite the lack of quality research with pre-COVID-19 data, according to a Singapore study.
Are healthcare workers more stressed out during the COVID-19 pandemic?
27 Sep 2022
Sotrovimab of no help in attenuating COVID-19 severity in face of Omicron BA.2 subvariant
Treatment with sotrovimab does not appear to confer protection against severe forms of COVID-19 in a setting dominated by the Omicron BA.2 subvariant, a study has found.
Sotrovimab of no help in attenuating COVID-19 severity in face of Omicron BA.2 subvariant
26 Sep 2022
Vaccine-preventable diseases cause most hospitalizations in IBD patients
Many infectious disease-related hospital admissions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have been prevented by immunization, suggests a study.
Vaccine-preventable diseases cause most hospitalizations in IBD patients
24 Sep 2022
Low zinc, vitamin D levels may predict susceptibility to COVID-19
Patients with COVID-19 show very low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and zinc, regardless of age, sex, and comorbidities, reports a study. Vitamin D and zinc deficiency appears to be relevant factors in identifying individuals who are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.