Safety and Efficacy of Outpatient Treatments for COVID-19: Real-Life Data from a Regionwide Cohort of High-Risk Patients in Tuscany, Italy (the FEDERATE Cohort).

Early COVID-19 treatments can prevent progression to severe disease. However, real-life data are still limited, and studies are warranted to monitor the efficacy and tolerability of these drugs. We retrospectively enrolled outpatients receiving early treatment for COVID-19 in 11 infectious diseases units in the Tuscany region of Italy between 1 January and 31 March 2022, when Omicron sublineages BA.

Carotid intima-media thickness and bone turnover: the role of C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen.

Osteoporosis and vascular disease are commonly found together in elderly people. Several common mechanisms and risk factors have been suggested to contribute to the development of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. The present cross-sectional study was performed to determine whether the degree of bone turnover is correlated to carotid intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT), as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis.