Infectious Diseases
News
‘Reassuring’ data on COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy
The CDC has included pregnancy along with other underlying conditions that qualify people to be offered vaccines in the third priority tier (Phase...
From the Journals
Baby born to partially vaccinated mom has COVID-19 antibodies
Testing showed that the antibodies passed through the placenta to the baby.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
New guidelines dispel myths about COVID-19 treatment
NIH’s recently updated COVID-19 treatment guidelines are essential for primary care physicians to know, writes Dr. Linda Girgis.
Feature
Decline in child COVID-19 cases picks up after 2-week slowdown
During the week of March 5-11, the number of deaths made its largest jump since early February.
Practice Alert Podcast
CDC’s new gonorrhea treatment recs: What’s changed, and when to retest
The CDC recently updated its treatment recommendations for gonorrhea. In this month’s audio, Dr. Campos-Outcalt explains the 4 reasons for the...
Conference Coverage
Pregnant patients with severe COVID-19 disease at increased risk of complications
In two separate studies, links emerged between severe COVID-19 disease and perinatal complications and between underlying comorbidities and severe...
Commentary
Let’s apply the lessons from the AIDS crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic
Looking back on the AIDS epidemic should teach us to prioritize attending to the mental health of sufferers and caregivers and depoliticizing...
Conference Coverage
Vaginal pH may predict CIN 2 progression in HIV-positive women
Opinion
The vanguard of HIV care: Don’t forget this screening
Read how the cutting edge of clinical care overlaps with primary care.
From the Journals
Nearly 20% of lupus patients have severe infection in first decade after diagnosis
The study is the first “to evaluate the risk of severe infections in a large population-based and incident SLE cohort.”
Opinion
Myth busting: SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
The mRNA and replication-defective DNA vaccines never interact with your DNA. They cannot alter your DNA.