Infectious Diseases
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Study: Early Tecovirimat Stops Mpox Progression in HIV Patients
People with HIV and mpox disease who received tecovirimat within 7 days of symptom onset were 13 times less likely to experience progression,...
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Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data
The risk for long COVID fatalities remains elevated for at least 6 months for people with milder acute infections and for at least 2 years in...
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Hospital Adverse Events Rise After Private Equity Acquisition
Notably, the incidence of surgical site infections increased from 10.8 per 10,000 hospitalizations before acquisition to 21.6 per 10,000...
Opinion
New Insights, New Standards: How 2023 Changed Care for Internists
Dr. Sarah Candler explores the year’s big developments in HIV, RSV, anxiety, and atrial fibrillation.
Conference Coverage
ME/CFS and Long COVID: Research Aims to Identify Treatable, Druggable Pathways
A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest...
News
H pylori Infection Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
“These results support the notion of HP infection as a potential modifiable risk factor of AD.”
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COVID Strain JN.1 Is Now a ‘Variant of Interest,’ WHO Says
The variant accounted for an estimated 21% of cases for the 2-week period ending December 9, up from 8% during the 2 weeks prior.
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Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy
Clinicians’ accuracy decreased by 11.3% after viewing systematically biased AI model predictions compared with baseline.
News from the FDA/CDC
Cluster of Eye Syphilis Cases Prompts CDC Concern
“This is the first time such a cluster has been reported in the US.”
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Federal program offers free COVID, flu at-home tests, treatments
“With its expansion, the Home Test to Treat program will now offer free testing, telehealth, and treatment for both COVID-19 and for influenza (...
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New KDIGO guideline encourages use of HCV-positive kidneys for HCV-negative recipients
The update was triggered by the transplant of HCV-infected kidneys into uninfected recipients and the evolution of the viewpoint on the role of...