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A newly constructed nomogram model demonstrates acceptable capacity in assessing the risk of coronary artery lesions (CAL) in patients with recurrent Kawasaki Disease (KD), according to a study.

Adolescents with tuberculosis (TB), especially those aged >15 years, may develop symptoms and conditions akin to those seen in adults with TB, suggests a study. In addition, there appears to be an increased incidence of severe pulmonary disease leading to pulmonary sequelae.

In a meta-analysis of national cohort studies on COVID-19 vaccination across the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), undervaccination was associated with a higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes (ie, COVID-19 hospitalization or death) relative to full vaccination.

An analysis of three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has shown the efficacy and safety of berdazimer gel, a topical, antiviral, nitric oxide-releasing medication, in the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (MC) lesions in patients aged 6 months and older. Application-site pain and erythema are the most common adverse events (AEs) related to treatment.

Patients with liver disease develop antibodies and T-cell responses following three shots of COVID-19 vaccines, while those who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop mild symptoms only, reports a recent study.

Parental smoking, maternal asthma, and frequent lower respiratory tract infections before the age of 7 years are predictive of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) development during adulthood, suggests a study.