Weekly Clinical Updates

As infectious diseases such as SARS, Monkeypox, Polio, HIV, and Ebola travel the globe and garner media attention, Parasites Without Borders staff are curating resources in a timely, ongoing basis. We believe the information posted here is worthy of further examination by the science and medical communities. Our primary goal remains to bring the latest medical and biological information to the forefront for researchers and practicing physicians.

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May 1, 2025

Tocilizumab and IVIG Experience During the Service Follow-up in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia | Risk of New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes among Vaccinated Adults after Omicron or Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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April 24, 2025

Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of the AS01E-adjuvanted Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) in Older Adults Over Three Respiratory Syncytial Virus Seasons (AReSVi-006): A Multicentre, Randomized, Observer-blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial | Long-Term Stroke and Mortality Risk Reduction Associated With Acute-Phase Paxlovid Use in Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19
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April 17, 2025

Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Incidence of Cardiovascular Events: A Nationwide Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis | Comorbidities Associated with Different Degrees of Severity in Children and Young People Hospitalized with Acute COVID-19 | SHIELD-Utah Study Shows Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Lower Reactogenicity Symptoms Compared to mRNA

April 10, 2025

Human Source SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission to Remote Sentinel Hamsters | Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir versus Placebo–ritonavir in Individuals with Long COVID in the USA (PAX LC): A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2, Decentralized Trial | Quantitative Brain Volume Differences Between COVID-19 Patients and Non-COVID-19 Volunteers: A Systematic Review
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April 3, 2025

Early Impact of RSV Vaccination in Older Adults in England | Evaluating the Effectiveness of 2024-2025 Seasonal mRNA-1273 Vaccination Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations and Medically Attended COVID-19 among adults aged ≥18 years in the United States | Metformin Alleviates Inflammatory Response and Severity Rate of COVID-19 Infection in Elderly Individuals

March 27, 2025

Lower Levels of Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant of Concern vs Wild Type: An Interplay Between Transmissibility and Immune Status | The Effect of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir on Short- and Long-term Adverse Outcomes From COVID-19 Among Patients with Kidney Disease: A Propensity Score–Matched Study | Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients with Long COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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