Infectious Diseases
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PrEP Prescription Pickups Vary With Prescriber Specialty
Patients were less likely to ignore HIV prevention medications when prescribed by a primary care clinician than by other non–infectious disease...
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ABIM Revokes Two Physicians’ Certifications Over Accusations of COVID Misinformation
Two critical care docs lose ABIM certification following advocating for ivermectin as a treatment for COVID.
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How Safe is Anti–IL-6 Therapy During Pregnancy?
Transient neonatal cytopenia was the only possible adverse outcome that could be related to anti–IL-6 therapy.
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Twice-Yearly PrEP Gives ‘Huge’ 100% Protection
Twice-yearly injections are 100% effective in preventing new infections, according to the final results from the ...
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Dengue Surge in US Cases This Year
Mosquito-borne dengue is on the rise in the Americas, prompting an alert from the CDC about risk to the US population.
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Seniors in Households with Children Have Sixfold Higher Risk for Pneumococcal Disease
Regular contact with children, especially preschoolers, appeared to be the biggest pneumococcal infection risk for seniors — and should guide PCV...
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The Appendix: Is It ’Useless,’ or a Safe House and Immune Training Ground?
It turns out the appendix, as easy to dismiss as it is to remove, may have a vital purpose after all, including protecting us from...
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New mRNA Vaccines in Development for Cancer and Infections
Different forms and designations of mRNA vaccines are used, depending on the application and desired effect.
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COVID Vaccines and New-Onset Seizures: New Data
There was no statistically significant difference in risk for seizures among vaccinated individuals vs placebo recipients.
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Mpox Presentation Compared in Different Racial, Ethnic Groups
Pustules or pseudopustules were the most common morphologic finding in 57.1% of the White non-Hispanic patients and 62.5% of the patients of color...