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In nursing homes, vaccinating against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) seems to rapidly reduce the rates of infection, morbidity, and mortality, a recent study has found.
Individuals with a history of schizophrenia spectrum disorder may have an elevated risk of COVID-19–related mortality, according to a retrospective cohort study from the US. However, the increased mortality risk did not apply to patients with anxiety or mood disorders.
Brain extracellular free water appears to be a useful biomarker for monitoring HIV-associated neuroinflammation, a recent study has found.
Hand drying with high speed air dryers spread viral contamination more often than with paper towel, a pilot study in the hospital setting finds.
A 48-week course of combination therapy with pegylated interferon and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate appears to induce functional cure in patients with chronic hepatitis B, leading to a remarkable reduction in viral surface antigen levels (HBsAg) in the blood, according to real-world data.
Initiation of methotrexate appears to lower the risk of infection in patients with sarcoidosis at 6 months as compared to azathioprine, suggest the results from the emulation of a target trial with pre-existing data. However, the favourable effect of methotrexate is attenuated at 9 months.
Short-term use of either oral hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and povidone-iodine throat spray have shown a signal of reducing the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among young men living in a closed and high-exposure setting, with either compound being superior to oral vitamin C, as shown in an open-label trial from Singapore.
Most healthcare workers (HCWs) in Singapore fear contracting COVID-19 but remain committed to accept the risk of viral transmission despite perceiving a moderate-to-high risk of contracting the disease during the course of their work, a recent survey has shown.
Older adults and elderly individuals are still more susceptible to acquiring COVID-19 infection than younger individuals, even if individuals from both age groups stayed in the same household, a Singapore study has shown.
While the addition ammonium chloride to standard of care falls short of significantly reducing mortality in COVID-19, it can lead to shorter time to recovery, according to a study.
