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Patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at heightened risk of latent tuberculosis (TB), while those with latent TB are also at increased risk of HBV infection, reveals a study. Notably, the risk of co-infection is highest among Asians and those born in high-incidence countries.

Long COVID may have contributed to reduced participation in the UK labour market, a cohort study suggests.

Remdesivir may cut the risk of symptoms and diagnoses associated with possible post-COVID conditions (PCC), otherwise known as long COVID.

A negative affective state can aggravate dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study has shown. This suggests that reducing the likelihood of negative mood or improving the mood can help in managing morbidities associated with dyspnoea in COPD.

Breakthrough COVID-19 is not uncommon following pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tixagevimab/cilgavimab among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), reports a recent study. However, most of the infections in this high-risk population are not severe.

Patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) who received a pulse dose of corticosteroids do not appear to have longer survival than those who received conventional nonpulse dose of corticosteroids, results of a study have shown.

In a study presented at AAAAI 2024, epinephrine in preservative-free, nasal powder formulations demonstrated superior stability and comparable plasma exposure to the EpiPen^® autoinjector, thus providing a less-invasive treatment option for severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis.

Omalizumab scores in the NIH*-sponsored phase III OUtMATCH** trial, increasing the threshold for an allergic reaction to peanut and other common food allergens in children and adults with multiple food allergies.

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective alternative to hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy (HART) in the treatment of limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC), suggests a recent study.

Bacterial respiratory tract infection normally occurs in infants requiring early intubation in the emergency department (ED) for viral bronchiolitis, according to a study. However, respiratory bacterial codetection appears to shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and length of stay (LOS) of these patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).