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Ultra-Short Tuberculosis Prophylaxis
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- Jan Dyer
Patients with HIV may only need 1 month of antibiotics to prevent tuberculosis.
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Targeting the Gut in Patients With HIV
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- Jan Dyer
Researchers find ART may not be enough when protecting CD4+ T-cells from the gut.
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Early Intervention Has Long-Term Benefits for Oral Cancer Survivors
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- Jan Dyer
The sooner intervention after reconstructive microsurgery, patients seem to recover faster with better quality of life.
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New IHS Dashboard Monitors Quality of Health Care
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- Jan Dyer
The Indian Health Service announces a new tool to assist in the monitoring and distribution of health care quality information amongst the...
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A Cluster of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Cases
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- Jan Dyer
New data are being uncovered that shows dental personnel are at risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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PrEP Prescriptions Are on the Rise
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- Jan Dyer
CDC data find an uptake in PrEP prescriptions pushing closer to a goal of a 500% increase by 2020.
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HSV-2 Has Little to No Effect on HIV Progression
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- Jan Dyer
New data challenge the idea herpes simplex virus type 2 has any effect on the viral load and CD4 counts of patients with HIV.
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Stopping the Suicide “Contagion” Among Native Americans
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- Jan Dyer
The CDC finds that rates of suicide related to other suicide deaths are extremely high among the American Indians/Alaska Natives community...
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Antiviral Treatment May Not Matter to Mother-Child HBV Transmission
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- Jan Dyer
Recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) research proves administering tenofovir disoproxil fumarate before and after pregnancy has little...
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Some Health Care Workers Are at Risk for Hearing Loss
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- Jan Dyer
Although occupational hearing loss is preventable, new research shows some occupations have a greater risk than that of others.
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Hyponatremia After Traumatic Brain Injury
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- Jan Dyer
A complex case of hyponatremia after TBI forces clinicians to take a cautious approach to diagnosis and treatment.
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VA is First Hospital System to Release Opioid-Prescribing Rates
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- Jan Dyer
The VA now updates all opioid-prescribing rates biannually and becomes the first US health care system to release their data.
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Filling a Gender Gap in Research
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- Jan Dyer
Traumatic brain injury and PTSD research has been primarily male based, now the VA calls for women to donate their brains to science....
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All VA Facilities Now Offer Same-Day Service
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- Jan Dyer
The VA is offering veterans faster and more personal care with same day and telehealth services.
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Unprecedented Study Gathers Data on Adolescent Development
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- Jan Dyer
The largest long-term study on adolescent brain development and child health aims to obtain more information on growth and the effects traumatic...