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Paediatrics: how to manage viral gastroenteritis

Alexander KC Leung, Kam Lun Hon

Article Type

Review

Published

26 Mar 2021

This article aims to provide a narrative updated review on the evaluation and management of viral gastroenteritis in children.

The effect of azoximer bromide (Polyoxidonium®) in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease (COVID-19): an open-label, multicentre, interventional clinical study

Sergey V Efimov, Natallia V Matsiyeuskaya, Olga V Boytsova, Lyudmila Yu Akhieva, Elena I Kvasova, Francisco Harrison, Yulia S Karpova, Anton Tikhonov, Nadezhda F Khomyakova, Tim Hardman, Jean-François Rossi

Article Type

Original Research

Published

25 Mar 2021

The aim of this study was to observe the safety and efficacy of AZB as an addition to the complex treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. This study is the first exploratory
use of AZB in patients with COVID-19.

Volume matters and intensification is needed: emerging trends in the management of advanced prostate cancer

Iris Y Sheng, Pedro Barata, Raafat Alameddine, Jorge A Garcia

Article Type

Review

Published

05 Mar 2021

The aim of this narrative review is to discuss the importance of defining advanced disease by volume, the necessity for treatment intensification, and the current and future landscape of metastatic hormonesensitive prostate cancer management.

The race to a COVID-19 vaccine: opportunities and challenges in development and distribution

Rodrigo M Burgos, Melissa E Badowski, Emily Drwiega, Samaneh Ghassemi, Nikki Griffith, Fischer Herald, Mikayla Johnson, Renata O Smith, Sarah M Michienzi

Article Type

Commentary

Published

16 Feb 2021

This article discusses the unprecedented toll of COVID-19 and how it jumpstarted the race towards potential COVID-19 vaccinations, which have been developed in less than a year. It discusses how this feat was accomplished, and how clinical development, manufacturing scale-up and distribution are occurring in parallel for the four COVID-19 vaccine front-runners. It also discusses the many challenges that still lie ahead.

Current treatment in COVID-19 disease: a rapid review

Miguel Rodriguez-Guerra, Preeti Jadhav, Timothy J Vittorio

Article Type

Review

Published

29 Jan 2021

This review aims to assess the efficacy and safety of available therapies for COVID-19 in light of current evidence. These treatment options are compared based on their impact on symptom management, inpatient length of stay, and overall morbidity and mortality.