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A 60-year-old male presented with abnormal liver function test results fol­lowing a routine health evaluation in 2014. He was asymptomatic, with baseline Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0. Comorbidities included hyperten­sion and dyslipidaemia, managed with amlodipine and a statin, respectively. 

Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection who consume high levels of alcohol are at increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as suggested in a retrospective study from China.

Among people living with HIV who are initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART), those with obesity potentially face a higher long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, or death, according to an observational study.

Congenital toxoplasmosis, syphilis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, or herpes simplex (TORCH) infections are rare but are associated with intellectual disability and autism, as shown in a study.

Full-dosing of anticoagulation does little to improve outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 when compared with prophylactic dosing, as shown in the HERO-19 trial.

In patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, a single dose of antibiotic is as good as multiple doses in terms of preventing the risk of developing periprosthetic joint infection, according to a target trial emulation.