Infectious Diseases
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A Teen-focused STD Prevention Program Reduced Gonorrhea Incidence
Key clinical point: Making condoms available to youths may reduce gonorrhea incidence.Major finding: Adolescents accounted for about 8% of cases...
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HPV Vaccine Provides Immunity for At Least 8 Years
Key clinical finding: The quadrivalent HPV vaccine appears clinically effective over an 8-year period.
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Chikungunya Vaccine Safe, Immunogenic in Phase I Trial
Key clinical point: A novel, noninfectious vaccine for chikungunya virus was highly immunogenic and caused no serious adverse effects in a phase I...
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Experts See Larger Role for CDC in Preventing Hospital Deaths
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CMS Reconsidering Coverage of HIV Screening for all Medicare Beneficiaries
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Dr. Fauci: What You Need to Know About Chikungunya
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Early ART Treatment: HIV Positive, yet Antibody-negative?
Key clinical finding: Early antiretroviral therapy may result in HIV-antibody negativity in infants without curing them of the infection.Major...
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Tuberculosis, Malaria, and HIV in Decline Since Millennium Declaration
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CDC: Ebola Poses Very Low Risk to US Health Care Workers
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Clinician Recommendations Drive Uptick in HPV Vaccine Use
Key clinical point: The CDC recommends administering HPV vaccine when children are in for other shots. Major finding: As of 2013, 57% of girls...