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Post-exposure prophylaxis with the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) led to prolonged time to COVID-19 infection, reduced incidence of symptoms, and gut microbiome changes, but not overall incidence, a study suggests.

Adding the anti-interleukin-4 receptor alpha monoclonal antibody dupilumab to an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) reduces asthma exacerbations and improves lung function in a post hoc analysis of the LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST trial.

Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Singapore could benefit from treatment escalation under the latest Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines, as reported by a group of researchers.

Adding bevacizumab to an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) improves overall survival (OS) in adult patients with EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and leptomeningeal metastases (LMs), according to a single-centre, retrospective, real-world study in China. OS was, however, similar between patients on chemotherapy plus EGFR-TKI and those on EGFR-TKI monotherapy.