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A recent study has shown that immunosuppressive (IS) therapies for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) do not increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 or severe sequelae when controlling for other factors. In addition, tumour necrosis factor α inhibitors may lower the risk of severe infection.

Immunosuppressive therapy for IMID does not worsen disease in COVID-19 patients

Diabetes associated with no improvement in COVID-19 patients

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) appears to prevent improvement in patients with COVID-19 and contributes to a severe and critical condition of the infectious disease, according to a study.

Diabetes associated with no improvement in COVID-19 patients

1st COVID-19 vaccine coming soon

Great news. At least one vaccine – or two – could be approved in record time, raising hopes that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be in sight in early 2021.

1st COVID-19 vaccine coming soon

Psychoactive medication use frequently continued beyond discharge

A pilot study of stewardship has found that the use of psychoactive medications (PMs) is commonly continued during transitions of care, often without knowledge of the initial indication.

Psychoactive medication use frequently continued beyond discharge

Adjuvant dabrafenib-trametinib confers durable RFS benefit for resected stage III melanoma

Adjuvant therapy with the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib and the MEK inhibitor trametinib for 12 months led to long-term relapse-free survival (RFS) with no apparent long-term toxicities in patients with resected stage III melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutations, according to the extended follow-up results of the phase III COMBI-AD* trial.

Adjuvant dabrafenib-trametinib confers durable RFS benefit for resected stage III melanoma

Heat or miss: Peripheral thermometers underestimate body temperature

Peripheral thermometers, such as those used on the ear and armpits, are specific but not sensitive, and may be insufficient to rule out a fever, according to a recent meta-analysis.

Heat or miss: Peripheral thermometers underestimate body temperature

Parents of NICU babies highly depressive

Parents of infants admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) show high levels of depressive symptoms at discharge even if their baby was born at term, a recent study has found.

Parents of NICU babies highly depressive

Are people with HIV at greater risk of COVID-19 mortality?

02 Dec 2020 by

People with HIV (PWH) who are hospitalized due to COVID-19 may have an increased mortality risk, according to a study from the UK.

Are people with HIV at greater risk of COVID-19 mortality?

COVID-19 patients exhale millions of virus in early stages

02 Dec 2020 by

COVID-19 patients carry particularly high viral loads during the early stages of the disease, with millions of virus exhaled in their breath per hour, reveals a study — which indicates that breath emission could possibly contribute to airborne transmission of the virus.

COVID-19 patients exhale millions of virus in early stages

Concurrent vasopressor, nephrotoxic agents up risk of AKI in critically ill youths on vancomycin

Nearly half of critically ill adolescent and young adult patients who received vancomycin develop acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a study.

Concurrent vasopressor, nephrotoxic agents up risk of AKI in critically ill youths on vancomycin