Infectious Diseases
Opinion
How to have a safer and more joyful holiday season
Unfortunately, the risks associated with gathering are not over.
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Ohio measles outbreak grows, fueled by vaccine hesitancy
Most of the children infected were unvaccinated but were old enough to get the measles, mumps, and rubella shot.
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Children and COVID: New-case counts offer dueling narratives
Data from the American Academy of Pediatrics appear to conflict with information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Vaccinating pregnant women protects infants against severe RSV infection
“The directness of the strategy, to vaccinate expectant mothers during pregnancy so that their newborn is then later protected, is new and a very...
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Systematic review supports preferred drugs for HIV in youths
Findings support the use of dolutegravir an raltegravir as part of WHO-recommended regimens for treating HIV.
From the Journals
Scientists use mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine
Two years ago marked a significant moment for messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.
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COVID booster shot poll: People ‘don’t think they need one’
A new poll shows why so few people are willing to get the latest COVID booster.
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U.S. sees most flu hospitalizations in a decade
But the number of deaths and outpatient visits for flu or flu-like illnesses was down slightly from the week before.
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As COVID treatments dwindle, are new ones waiting in the wings?
Bebtelovimab couldn’t neutralize the Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1.
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Direct-acting antivirals tied to better outcomes in chronic Hep C
Researchers saw a significant reduction in all-cause mortality over a decade with direct-acting antivirals compared with no treatment.
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Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients
The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation in the fall of 2022 is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over...