Infectious Diseases
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Primary Care Shortage Reshaping How Patients Seek Care
While retail clinics, urgent care, and telehealth help close the gap in acute needs they are not medical homes.
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Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD but Not Liver Disease
Compared with MASLD without HIV, the overall 5-year survival was significantly lower in MASLD with HIV, likely becuase of comorbidities.
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Avian Flu Threat Still Low and Vaccine Measures Are Ready
In spite of transmission to a human in early April, risk of avian flu remains low for the public, say authorities.
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Hepatitis Kills 3500 People Each Day, Says WHO
WHO’s World Hepatitis Summit finds that diagnosis and treatments have improved, yet testing and utilized therapies have stalled.
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Syphilis Treatment Falls Short for Pregnant Patients
Potential challenges to effective treatment of syphilis in pregnancy include drug shortages and time constraints.
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Menopause, RSV, and More: 4 New Meds to Know
New treatments have been approved to treat conditions including GERD, depression, RSV vaccines, and hot flashes with menopause.
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Ocular Microbiome May Be Dry Eye Culprit
Study authors propose that the metabolites of Acinetobacter species, which are more common in dry eyes, contribute to the condition.
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Vaccine ‘Will Not Curb’ Dengue Epidemic, Says PAHO
The most important actions to take in addition to vaccination are field operations, vector control, prevention, and education.
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FDA Approves AI Diagnostic Tool for Early Sepsis Detection
Using both biomarkers and clinical data with the assistance of AI, the Sepsis ImmunoScore helps assess the risk for the presence of or progression...
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Life-Threatening Issue in Need of Help
The 5-year mortality rate for diabetic foot ulcers is 30%, but it climbs to 70% after amputation.
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4 Years In, a Sobering Look at Long COVID Progress
Long COVID is still a disease diagnosed by figuring out what a patient does not have. Symptom management is the only treatment now.