Infectious Diseases
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HIV services are bouncing back from COVID-19 disruptions, data suggest, but recovery is ‘precarious’
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FDA authorizes COVID boosters for all U.S. adults
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet on Nov. 19 to review the science supporting a more widespread need for booster...
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Mask-wearing cuts new COVID-19 cases by 53%, study says
Social distancing and handwashing were also effective at lowering the number of cases, but wearing masks was the most effective tool against the...
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Should you worry about picking up COVID or other infections from public bathrooms?
“What’s really important is to have good hand hygiene and proper maintenance and ventilation of washrooms.”
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More than half of people living with HIV have coronary plaque
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Does zinc really help treat colds?
A new study published in BMJ Open adds to the evidence that zinc is effective against...
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Influenza tied to long-term increased risk for Parkinson’s disease
“The infection could be a ‘primer’ or an initial ‘hit’ to the system, maybe setting people up for PD.”
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Antidepressant may cut COVID-19–related hospitalization, mortality: TOGETHER
In the latest study, fluvoxamine-treated patients had a 32% reduction in hospitalizations and emergency visits, compared with those in the placebo...
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Antibiotic and glucocorticoid use before cancer therapy could have detrimental effect on outcomes
Observational study finds that antibiotics and glucocorticoids at 10 mg daily when given within 1 month before or after immune checkpoint...
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ANCHOR study findings may usher in new care standards for anal cancer in HIV-infected patients
“A lot of people with HIV have these high-grade lesions. If we were able to identify who’s at highest risk of all of them, that would be very...