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HIV intervention for drug users also benefits injection partners
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HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma responds to checkpoint inhibitors
Checkpoint inhibitor therapy is effective for patients with HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS), a recent study has found.
Partial or...
Conference Coverage
Age cutoff suggested for STI screening in HIV patients
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Single-dose influenza drug baloxavir similar to oseltamivir in efficacy
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Penalties not necessary to save money in some Medicare ACOs
Groups participating in MSSP were “associated with a mean differential reduction of $302 in total Medicare spending per beneficiary in the 2012...
News from the FDA/CDC
Service, please: Hospital setting matters for pneumonia
Frequency of bacteriology/microbiology testing, CT scans differs between inpatient and ED settings.
Conference Coverage
United Kingdom experience provides important lessons for controlling C. auris outbreaks
A C. auris outbreak in the United Kingdom provides important lessons on checking for environmental survival to identify and control...
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Physician groups call for CMS to drop E/M proposal
The proposal could hurt physicians who treat complex patients.
Guidelines
Syphilis surge drives USPSTF reaffirmation of early screening for all pregnant women
The prevalence of congenital syphilis was in decline from 2008 to 2012, but then increased by 87% from 2012 to 2016.
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FDA approves two once-daily HIV drugs
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Epilepsy often accompanies congenital Zika infections
Approximately two-thirds of children with Zika infections before birth presented with epilepsy before age 14 months.