News & Updates

A registry-based study has recently shown diverse COVID-19 vaccine-associated dermatologic reactions, including papulovesicular, pityriasis rosea-like, and papulosquamous eruptions classified as vaccine-related eruption of papules and plaques (V-REPP).

Ocular morbidity and visual outcomes are poor in patients with clinical presumed concomitant microbial and herpes simplex keratitis, a recent study has found.

A recent study has reported that women from non-Western countries are at increased risk of genital infections. Younger age also contributes to a risk increase, while living outside of larger cities seems to have a protective effect.

Individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery to treat obesity may have a reduced risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to a recent study.

An early, 3-day regimen of remdesivir may prevent hospitalization and death in patients with COVID-19 who are at risk for disease progression, according to results of the PINETREE study.

SARS-CoV-2 RNA is infrequently detected in the breastmilk of mothers with proven or suspected COVID-19, but just the same, breastfeeding does not represent a risk factor for vertical transmission of the infection, according to data from a small study.