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Essential workers, particularly at a Singapore hospital, have endured such a heavy burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, exposing themselves to risks of infections while putting up with increased workloads and workplace stress, longer hours in uncomfortable working conditions, as well as public stigmatization, results of a recent study show.

A retrospective study combining ex vivo and in vitro assays showed an independent association between COVID-19 and the onset of hyperglycaemia.

A peer-led demedicalized delivery of same-day HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in various community centres is feasible, suggests a Philippines study presented at the recent IAS 2023.

Having met gender-affirming care needs among transgender people is associated with accessing HIV-related services in a community-led clinic, as shown in a Philippines study presented at IAS 2023.

In the secondary analysis of the NAMSAL and ADVANCE trials, first-line treatment with dolutegravir (DTG) was associated with significantly higher risks of treatment-emergent hypertension in people living with HIV (PLWH), especially in combination with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF).

Modified-dose regimens of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir are well tolerated and effective in COVID-19 patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those on dialysis, a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has shown.