Infectious Diseases
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HIV: Treating ‘symptom clusters’ could help improve QOL
Evidence suggests there are four main symptom clusters.
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As STDs proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?
The FDA wants companies to prove that home collection kits are as accurate as those used in clinics, and that samples don’t degrade during...
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Experts explain the ‘perfect storm’ of rampant RSV and flu
“Decreased exposure to endemic viruses created an immunity gap – a group of susceptible individuals who avoided infection and therefore lack...
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Hypertension linked to risk of severe COVID
A new study out of the United Kingdom identifies at what level high blood pressure can help predict a life-threatening case of the virus.
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Flu vaccination associated with reduced stroke risk
“What we were most surprised by was the sheer magnitude of the effect and that it existed across different adult age groups, for both sexes, and...
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‘A huge deal’: Millions have long COVID, and more are expected
More than a quarter say their condition is severe enough to significantly limit their day-to-day activities.
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In patients with untreated AIDS, monkeypox can be life-threatening
Monkeypox, though often mild, may be severe and even fatal in immunocompromised patients.
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A Patient Presenting With Shortness of Breath, Fever, and Eosinophilia
A 70-year-old veteran with a history notable for type 2 diabetes mellitus, complicated by peripheral neuropathy and bilateral foot ulceration, and...
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Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Masquerading as Chronic ITP
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) can present in a similar fashion and can be very hard to...
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Promising new antibiotic emerges for treating UTIs
It would be the first new treatment in 20 years for UTIs, which affect more than half of women at least sometime in their lives.