Infectious Diseases
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A new use for dating apps: Chasing STDs
With people migrating online to meet partners, following them there makes sense.
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U.S. flu activity already at mid-season levels
Nationally, 6% of all outpatient visits were because of flu or flu-like illness for the week of Nov. 13-19.
Conference Coverage
People living with HIV are a model population for vaccination
The PLWH community can still offer valuable insights into effective ways to reach out to people.
Conference Coverage
PrEP education during STI testing could boost HIV protection
It comes down to numbers. More people seek screening for STIs compared with those who actively seek PrEP for HIV prevention.
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More vaccinated people dying of COVID as fewer get booster shots
But the case for the effectiveness of vaccines and boosters versus skipping the shots remains strong.
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The right indoor relative humidity could ward off COVID
The “sweet spot” associated with reduced COVID-19 cases and deaths is 40%-60% indoor relative humidity.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases maintain a low-level plateau
White House coordinator says that a holiday COVID-19 surge is unlikely.
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Experts explain the ‘perfect storm’ of rampant RSV and flu
“Decreased exposure to endemic viruses created an immunity gap – a group of susceptible individuals who avoided infection and therefore lack...
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Hypertension linked to risk of severe COVID
A new study out of the United Kingdom identifies at what level high blood pressure can help predict a life-threatening case of the virus.
Conference Coverage
Bepirovirsen: Is a ‘functional cure’ for HBV on the horizon?
“Bepirovirsen is just one RNA-based HBV therapy now being pursued. Several other antisense RNAs as well as the more malleable small interfering...