Infectious Diseases
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No HIV Infections After Twice-a-Year PrEP
“This is a discrete option. People were very excited about the privacy and not having to take daily pills.”
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Specific Antipsychotics Linked to Increased Pneumonia Risk
Only the use of antipsychotics with high anticholinergic potency was associated with pneumonia risk.
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Cold or Flu Virus May Trigger Relapse of Long COVID
Viral persistence may be behind cases of patients who had recurrence of long COVID after cold, flu, and COVID reinfection.
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Could Tuberculosis Medication Management Be as Simple as Monitoring Sweat?
Finger sweat may offer noninvasive option to evaluate adherence to TB medication regimen, needed for effective treatment.
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Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotics for Conjunctivitis
Study: Additional antibiotics or follow-up care was uncommon in pink eye, suggesting initial antibiotics may not be needed.
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Dengue Surge in US Cases This Year
Mosquito-borne dengue is on the rise in the Americas, prompting an alert from the CDC about risk to the US population.
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Online Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections? Ethicist Says We Are Nowhere Close
I’m not going to rely on the penis picture to make the world safe for sex. I think we have to still use the old-fashioned techniques of education...
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Experts Expect New Human Cases of Avian Flu
After infecting dairy cows, avian flu may be spreading to high risk humans this summer, officials suggest.
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FDA Approves New Pneumococcal Vaccine
Merck injectable vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia and 21 serotypes of invasive pneumococcal disease approved by the FDA.
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Acute Sore Throat in Primary Care: When to Reach for the Antibiotics
Antibiotics can be used to reduce the risk of developing rheumatic heart disease, reduce the duration and severity of symptoms, and treat...
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Seniors in Households with Children Have Sixfold Higher Risk for Pneumococcal Disease
Regular contact with children, especially preschoolers, appeared to be the biggest pneumococcal infection risk for seniors — and should guide PCV...