Infectious Diseases
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Racial/ethnic disparities exacerbated maternal death rise during 2020 pandemic.
Sorting out the best way to do this type of research will be important for looking at excess deaths and maternal mortality following other events...
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CDC releases new details on mysterious hepatitis in children
The findings suggest that there may be many different causes behind these severe hepatitis cases, the authors wrote, and it is estimated that...
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Aging HIV patients face comorbidities and hospitalizations
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Provider recommendation key to boosting teen HPV vaccines
“Targeted strategies are needed to increase coverage and narrow down inequalities.”
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Children and COVID: Vaccines now available to all ages
Among parents, eagerness to vaccinate their young children is not universal.
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Postherpetic Pink, Smooth, Annular Convalescing Plaques
An 82-year-old man presented with painful, pink, smooth, annular convalescing plaques on the right back, flank, and abdomen in a zosteriform...
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Disturbed sleep drives poor PrEP adherence in young Black sexual-minority men
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FDA authorizes COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months
The data show that the “known and potential benefits” of the vaccines outweigh any potential risks, the agency said.
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Past COVID-19 infection could play role in childhood hepatitis
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Pediatric hepatitis has not increased during pandemic: CDC
Neither pediatric hepatitis nor adenovirus type 40/41 are reportable conditions in the United States.