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Factors such as older age (>65 years), ventilator use, and higher comorbidity all contribute to increased mortality risk with COVID-19 among patients with epilepsy, as reported in a study.

The combination of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX) with or without ribavirin demonstrates efficacy for the retreatment of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in whom prior direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment has failed, a study in Egypt has shown.

A study with 14-year follow-up has pointed to baseline small vessel disease (SVD) severity and SVD progression as independent predictors of dementia.

For a significant number of boys with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), puberty may start early than it used to, as reported in a study for Greece.