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In a meta-analysis of national cohort studies on COVID-19 vaccination across the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), undervaccination was associated with a higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes (ie, COVID-19 hospitalization or death) relative to full vaccination.

Use of gabapentinoid can potentially elevate the risk for severe exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggests a study.

An analysis of three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has shown the efficacy and safety of berdazimer gel, a topical, antiviral, nitric oxide-releasing medication, in the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (MC) lesions in patients aged 6 months and older. Application-site pain and erythema are the most common adverse events (AEs) related to treatment.

Bedtime dosing of antihypertensive medication is neither better nor worse than morning dosing when it comes to the subsequent risk of all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a study.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) not only affects patients but also their spouse, as shown in the first such local study. [Malays Fam Physician 2023;18:44]*