Infectious Diseases
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Patients with viral hepatitis are living longer, increasing risk of extrahepatic mortality
In sharp contrast with the viral hepatitis findings, mortality rates among patients with ALD and NAFLD have increased.
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Measles outbreak in New York City has ended
More than 650 individuals have been affected since the outbreak began in October of 2018.
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Some HCV medications associated with serious liver injury
In many cases, the medications should never have been prescribed, according to the FDA.
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Use hospital MRSA rates to guide pediatric osteomyelitis treatment
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USPSTF issues draft recommendation statement for HCV screening in adults
The proposal represents an update and expansion of USPSTF’s current recommendation.
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Fifty-one percent of U.S. adolescents fully vaccinated against HPV
The increase this year was attributable only to an increase in HPV vaccination among male teens.
From the Journals
Impact of climate change on mortality underlined by global study
One remarkable aspect of this study is its size, wrote John R. Balmes, MD, the author of an editorial on the paper.
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HCV coinfection adds to cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients
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FDA approves Xenleta for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia treatment
The approval was based on results from two trials with a total of 1,289 patients.
News from the FDA/CDC
New measles outbreak reported in western N.Y.
CDC: United States now more than 1,200 confirmed measles cases in 2019.
From the Journals
Statins hamper hepatocellular carcinoma in viral hepatitis patients
Two years of daily lipophilic statin use was associated with lower incidence of HCC and reduced all-cause death and liver-related death, compared...