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Administration of booster doses of mRNA-based vaccines provide protection against COVID-19 and its adverse outcomes in patients with cancer who are actively receiving treatment as well as in cancer survivors, as shown in a study from Singapore.

Circulating levels of heparan sulphate (HS) are higher in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), a study has found. This increase appears to be associated with the aetiology of AECOPD.

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.

A 3-month course of prolonged-release pirfenidone formulation appears to be safe and efficacious in the treatment of patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)-pulmonary fibrosis, as shown in a study.

Time to recovery from COVID-19 pneumonia does not appear to differ following treatment with abatacept, cenicriviroc, or infliximab among hospitalized patients, according to a study.

Longyizhengqi (LYZQ) granule, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), might be a promising drug for the treatment of mild COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant, a prospective study from China suggests.

A prediction model on disease recurrence for low-risk, resected stage I lung adenocarcinoma can classify postoperative patients with available clinical information and may even aid in personalizing a follow-up strategy and future adjuvant therapy, reports a study.

Providing palliative care (PC) for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) appears more challenging than for those with lung cancer (LC), according to a study. Pulmonary specialists have also cited some ILD-specific barriers in PC.