Infectious Diseases
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Possible bivalent vaccine link to strokes in people over 65
The CDC and FDA do not recommend people change their vaccine practices.
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CDC frets over further dip in kindergarten vaccination rates
The rate of vaccination overall remains high, but about 250,000 kindergarten students may not be protected against measles, the researchers...
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Children and COVID: ED visits and hospitalizations start to fall again
CDC data show that weekly cases have been declining since early December.
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Manicure gone wrong leads to cancer diagnosis
She put antibiotic ointment on the cut, but it didn't heal after a few days. Eventually, the skin closed and a darkened bump formed.
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Add this to the list of long COVID symptoms: Stigma
Most people with long COVID find they’re facing stigma due to their condition, a new study finds.
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COVID leading cause of death among law enforcement for third year
A new report says 70 officers died of COVID-...
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Long COVID comes into focus, showing older patients fare worse
The findings of new research help define long COVID, according to the investigators.
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Strong support to provide DAA therapy to all patients with HCV
The findings highlight a “substantial need to provide DAA therapy to all patients with HCV, regardless of disease stage or financial status.”
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FDA OKs Tdap shot in pregnancy to protect newborns from pertussis
The agency has approved a second option for use during the third trimester to protect babies from whooping cough.
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Early retirement and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cognitive decline
Plus: The ancient origins of smallpox and the medical world’s newest additions to an inventive hall of fame.
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Kaposi’s sarcoma: Antiretroviral-related improvements in survival measured
From 2004 to 2018, patients with HIV had lower 1- and 2-year overall survival rates than those of the uninfected.