Infectious Diseases
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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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Online Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections? Ethicist Says We Are Nowhere Close
I’m not going to rely on the penis picture to make the world safe for sex. I think we have to still use the old-fashioned techniques of education...
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Experts Expect New Human Cases of Avian Flu
After infecting dairy cows, avian flu may be spreading to high risk humans this summer, officials suggest.
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FDA Approves New Pneumococcal Vaccine
Merck injectable vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia and 21 serotypes of invasive pneumococcal disease approved by the FDA.
Commentary
Acute Sore Throat in Primary Care: When to Reach for the Antibiotics
Antibiotics can be used to reduce the risk of developing rheumatic heart disease, reduce the duration and severity of symptoms, and treat...
Conference Coverage
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...
Feature
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...
From the Journals
New Era? ‘Double Selective’ Antibiotic Spares the Microbiome
The drug, lolamicin, goes after Gram-negative pathogens.
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Moderna’s RSV Vaccine Approved by FDA
Moderna’s mRESVIA is the third vaccine for RSV to receive FDA approval.
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5 Vaccinations Adults Need Beyond COVID and Flu
“It’s now more important than ever to keep telling patients that vaccination is one of the most effective tools for preventing individual illness...
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‘Don’t Screen’ for Vitamin D: New Endo Society Guideline
Recommendations call for limiting vitamin D in certain groups, and against routine screening in healthy patients.