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A study shows that daily nasal interferon-alpha (IFN-α) spray reduces the incidence of COVID-19 among adult patients with cancer.

Hyposmia and hypogeusia are not unique to children with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in the omicron era, but long COVID can cause continuing taste and smell impairments that are not detected by validated questionnaires, according to a study.

Individuals with acute COVID-19 who receive prompt antiviral treatment, such as ensitrelvir, nirmatrelvir, or molnupiravir, in the outpatient setting may be less likely to experience post–COVID-19 condition (PCC) compared with those who receive no treatment.

A University of Hong Kong analysis shows one-off hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening of persons in custody (PICs) to be cost-effective and reduce the rates of HCV-related compensated and decompensated cirrhosis (DC), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and HCV-related mortality.