Infectious Diseases
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Flu vaccines cut seasonal death in heart failure patients
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CDC recommends hep B vaccination for most adults
The CDC said it wants to expand vaccinations because, after decades of progress, the number of new hepatitis B infections is increasing among...
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Skin reactions to first COVID-19 vaccine don’t justify forgoing second dose
“There are no serious adverse consequences from these cutaneous reactions,” said Dr. Esther Freeman.
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Pneumococcal pneumonia outcomes worse than those of Legionnaires disease
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Psychotropic med use tied to ‘striking’ post-COVID dementia risk
“It is possible that psychotropic medications may potentiate the neurostructural changes that have been found in the brain of those who have...
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Global registry tracks COVID-19 outcomes in atopic dermatitis patients
Dupilumab monotherapy was associated with lower odds of hospitalizations compared with other therapies.
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Tick-borne Heartland virus circulating in U.S., researchers say
“Heartland is an emerging infectious disease that is not well understood.”
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MSM have higher CD4 counts at HIV diagnosis than heterosexuals
“We were stunned.”
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Antiseptic as good as antibiotics for preventing recurrent UTI
Using methenamine hippurate as an alternative could play an important role in helping to tackle the global problem of increasing antibiotic...
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COVID-19 often more severe with congenital heart defects
“Hospitalized patients with heart defects are up to twice as likely to have critical outcomes of COVID-19 illness,” says author of a new study.