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People with HIV (PWH) who are treated with long-acting (LA) antiretroviral therapy (ART) achieve virologic suppression, as do those with viraemia and challenges to adherence, reports a study.

Asian patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis may benefit from ustekinumab therapy, which has been shown to be both safe and effective in a Singapore 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 technology-enabled virtual ward may be a feasible alternative to hospitalization for high-risk COVID-19 patients such as the elderly and the immunocompromised, a retrospective cohort study from Singapore suggests.

In the treatment of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, adding fluvoxamine to favipiravir does not appear to prevent disease progression or improve certain outcomes, according to the results of an open-label study.

COVID-19 vaccines can be safely administered in children, with a recent study showing that out of the numerous health outcomes monitored in near real time, the safety signal identified was for only myocarditis or pericarditis.

More evidence suggests that people exposed to more air pollution during the pandemic are at greater risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death, but the exact mechanism behind the link is unknown.