Infectious Diseases
Article
Rising injectable drug use among whites may reverse declining HIV infection rates
Shifts in injectable drug use behaviors among whites could threaten years of declining HIV rates in the U.S., according to a federal report.
Article
Presume parents want HPV vaccines for tweens
Clinics in which providers presented HPV vaccination as an assumed part of tween health care had a 5% increase in HPV vaccination coverage,...
Article
Make HIV testing of adolescents routine
Dr. Kristina K. Bryant encourages you to make HIV testing of adolescents routine.
Conference Coverage
ACIP approves changes to HPV, Tdap, DTaP, MenB vaccination guidance
Changes to language dominated the updates at the latest committee vote.
Article
Unvaccinated patients rack up billions in preventable costs
Unvaccinated patients cost $7 billion in care for vaccine-preventable illnesses in 2015.
Article
Vaccination rates up in U.S. kindergartners in 2015, steady in 19- to 35-month-olds
Vaccination coverage for MMR and DTaP increased for children in kindergarten during the 2015-2016 school year.
CE/CME
October 2016: Click for Credit
Topics include: Autism follow-up screening • Gallstone disease and heart risk • HER2-testing guidelines • Weight loss and TNFi efficacy...
CE/CME
September 2016: Click for Credit
Topics include: BRCA1 mutations and endometrial cancer risk • Treatment for scalp psoriasis • Azithromycin-resistant gonorrhea • Statins...
PURLs
On-demand Pill Protocol Protects Against HIV
Finally, there’s an effective prevention strategy (other than condoms) that can be used, as needed, by patients at high risk for HIV infection.
Conference Coverage
Serious infections in second trimester increase epilepsy risk
Febrile infections occurring in the second trimester appear to pose the greatest risk to the neurodevelopment of the fetus, a population based...