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At the Asia Vaccines and Antivirals Summit (AVAS) 2025 held in Bangkok, Thailand, two expert-led sessions provided valuable perspectives on the expanding role of oral antivirals in COVID-19 management. Dr Daniel Griffin, an infectious disease specialist and Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Columbia University, New York, US, focused on protecting high-risk populations through the timely use of antiviral therapy. Complementing this, Professor Ching-Tai Huang of Chang Gung University and Memorial Hospital in Taiwan offered practical guidance on clinical management strategies, including patient risk stratification and therapeutic selection.

The addition of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) to prednisolone results in improved steroid responsiveness and prolonged survival with fewer infections and new-onset complications among patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (SAH), a study has shown.

Patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis may opt for visual endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy (V-ERAT) as a safe and effective alternative to antibiotic treatment to reduce the risk of recurrence, according to a study.

Using social media to obtain relevant information is possible, with a recent study suggesting that data from child-rearing public parenting forums (CPPFs) may aid in assessing paediatric adverse drug events and in detecting unknown adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and medication errors.

Treatment with the bivalent fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) analogue efruxifermin falls short of improving fibrosis in patients with compensated cirrhosis caused by metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH), according to a phase 2b study.

In patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) with effusion, the use of low-dose methotrexate does not appear to relieve pain or reduce effusion-synovitis, as reported in a study.

A single injection of cross-linked hyaluronic acid appears to help reduce vulvovaginal symptoms (VVA) and improve sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women, as shown in a study.