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Arched bridge and/or vacuole signs on CT may support a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia and assist in differentiation from influenza and bacterial pneumonia, a retrospective study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong has revealed. 

In the CONVIN-SING* study, there was a favourable risk-benefit ratio for COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) who have received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

In virologically suppressed adults with HIV, the cabotegravir + rilpivirine long-acting (CAB+RPV LA) regimen was on par with bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/FTC/TAF) in terms of virologic efficacy, but the former gained the upper hand over the latter in terms of patient satisfaction and preference, the SOLAR* study reports.

A full, therapeutic dosing of anticoagulation flops for reducing the incidence of overall combined outcomes in noncritically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 as compared with prophylactic dosing, although there is a signal of benefit for mortality and disease progression with the therapeutic dosing, as shown in the FREEDOM COVID trial presented at ACC.23/WCC.

Patients with human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection may develop erectile dysfunction (ED), and time to progression to its severe form is significantly associated with the degree of neurologic compromise at baseline, reveals a study.

Use of telbivudine (LdT) during the second trimester of pregnancy helps prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, reveals a study. In addition, treatment with LdT during pregnancy is safe in the long term for both mothers and infants.