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Treatment with isoniazid and rifapentine (HP) either for 1 month daily (1HP) or 3 months weekly (3HP) results in high rates of treatment success among people with a positive latent tuberculosis infection test and without HIV infection, a study has shown. The 3HP regimen has slightly lower rates of adverse reactions, but neither exhibits superiority to the other.

Exposure to fine particulate matter PM2.5 may elevate the risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), mainly through direct pathways instead of mediation by common comorbidities, suggests a study.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) appears to contribute to the development of interstitial lung disease (ILD), as shown by genetic evidence from a Mendelian randomization (MR) study.