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2 Jun 2023

Bacteraemia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

A new study analysed the incidence and timing of bacteraemia in solid organ transplant recipients during the first year post-transplant…
24 Aug 2022

Protective Effects of BCG Vaccine In COVID-19

In novel results published from a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients with Type 1 diabetes, researchers demonstrated a protective effect of Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccine.
1 Jul 2022

Increased Risk of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection in Patients with HIV

The risk of breakthrough COVID-19 infection after vaccination is higher in people with HIV when compared to people without HIV.
6 May 2022

Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children

As of April 2022, at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported in children aged between 1 month–16 years…
6 May 2022

Update to WHO’s Living Guideline on Drugs for COVID-19

An update to WHO’s living guideline on COVID-19 therapeutics includes a strong recommendation for the use of the Paxlovid for non-severe COVID-19…
8 Apr 2022

CRISPR Gene Editing May Bring Scientists Closer to HIV Cure

Study focused on using a CRISPR gene-editing technique to detect genes present in human blood that play an important role in HIV infection…
8 Apr 2022

Rapid and Simple COVID-19 Assay Allows Variant Identification

Novel testing technique detects the genetic mutations present in the alpha, beta, delta, and epsilon variants in a rapid and simple way…
28 Mar 2022

Outlining the 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

Sepsis poses a substantial public health challenge, affecting approximately 3.4 million individuals and causing 700,000 deaths every year…