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Do cardiovascular drugs worsen COVID-19 outcomes?
Cardiovascular medications, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin receptor blocker (ARBs) and anticoagulants, do not induce poor clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and thus should not be discontinued, suggest the results of a meta-analysis.
Do cardiovascular drugs worsen COVID-19 outcomes?
03 Aug 2022
HBV coinfection among TB patients higher than expected
Coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) among patients with tuberculosis (TB) appears to be 38-percent to 450-percent more prevalent than published estimates from the Polaris group of region-specific overall HBV prevalence, suggest the results of a meta-analysis.
HBV coinfection among TB patients higher than expected
01 Aug 2022
HK’s first territory-wide long COVID study to inform follow-up care
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have rolled out the city’s first territory-wide study of long COVID to inform multidisciplinary follow-up care for thousands of COVID-19 survivors. Participants are also invited to a second-phase 3-year prospective study of the impact of gut dysbiosis on long COVID symptoms and the potential role of gut microbiome modulation in treatment of long COVID.
HK’s first territory-wide long COVID study to inform follow-up care
01 Aug 2022
Which drugs raise risk of urinary tract infections?
Some medications may directly cause the occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), and a recent study presented at the 37th Annual European Association of Urology Congress (EAU 2022) has identified six drugs that appear to contribute to “significant reporting levels” for infections.
