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Long COVID and mental illness: New guidance
“Long COVID is real, and mental health conditions do not cause long COVID.”
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The remaining frontiers in fighting hepatitis C
“So we have wonderful drugs that can basically cure anybody, but I think we still could use a vaccine for hepatitis C.”
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Sensory comeback: New findings show the path to smell and taste recovery after COVID
“... There are still people suffering from it. ... It really has a significant psychological impact.”
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No longer a death sentence, HIV diagnosis still hits hard
People diagnosed now seem to experience more shame and embarrassment than those diagnosed before.
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Second infection hikes long COVID risk: Expert Q&A
There are people who think, “This is a nothing-burger anymore,” or “It’s not an issue anymore.” It’s still happening with the current variants.
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Laissez-faire
While reducing antibiotic resistance is an important concern at a patient and community level, we should not become complacent about the risks to...
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Test all perinatally exposed infants for HCV: CDC
The CDC noted that rates of HCV infections during pregnancy are on the rise.
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People with long COVID don’t show signs of brain damage
“The findings thus suggest that post-COVID condition is not the result of ongoing infection, immune activation, or brain damage.”
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Piperacillin-tazobactam poses no renal risk in adults with sepsis
“These data should offer solace that if the choice is made to use piperacillin-tazobactam, there is not an increased risk of AKI.”
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FDA to health care providers: Double-check COVID vaccine dose for children
“Parents were telling us of cases where pharmacies accidentally gave their children a double dose, while doctors in our group were pointing out...
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Older adults at risk from inappropriate prescribing
The rates do not significantly differ between physicians and nurse practitioners.