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Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have rolled out the city’s first territory-wide study of long COVID to inform multidisciplinary follow-up care for thousands of COVID-19 survivors. Participants are also invited to a second-phase 3-year prospective study of the impact of gut dysbiosis on long COVID symptoms and the potential role of gut microbiome modulation in treatment of long COVID.

A recent study has shown that it is possible to implement pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing into a community-based oncology clinic with results interpretation available for colorectal cancer patients before their scheduled initiation of chemotherapy.

Fathers’ exposure to anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive medications for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) prior to conception does not appear to contribute to a significantly increased risk of childhood infections, a study has found.

In adults with overweight/obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), daily administration of growth hormone (GH) reduced hepatic steatosis and improved markers of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, a study has shown.

For male patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), treatment with biologic, thiopurine, or methotrexate does not appear to promote impairments in fertility or adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a study.