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March 2022 in “Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology” Changes in skin microbes play a role in some skin diseases and could lead to new treatments.
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April 2021 in “Journal of clinical pharmacology” Baricitinib helps treat several diseases, including COVID-19, but has side effects and needs careful monitoring.
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