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A retrospective analysis presented at HSFA ASM 2024 shows that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in individuals with heart failure (HF) is associated with greater adverse clinical outcomes.

People living with HIV (PWH) on statin therapy who have certain metabolic risk factors, such as obesity and prediabetes, are at greater risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM), reports a study. This association is also present in those treated with placebo.

More than 40 percent of patients with positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture and sensitivity test results had normal chest radiographic findings, shows a study.

A higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) appears to reduce the odds of developing COVID-19, a systematic review suggests.

Use of statins helps prevent deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, as shown by the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

In a real-world analysis evaluating four oral antiviral agents for the treatment of COVID-19, two ritonavir-based regimens fared better than molnupiravir and azvudine in reducing hospital stay among patients hospitalized for mild or moderate disease.

In the treatment of patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (TB), two bedaquiline-containing regimens, namely a 9-month all-oral regimen and a shorter 6-month regimen with 8 weeks of aminoglycoside, maintains superior efficacy to a 9-month injectable regimen through 132 weeks, according to long-term data from the STREAM 2 trial.