Infectious Diseases
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HIV testing still suboptimal
“If we just look at the need for HIV testing based on who is at risk, I think that we are always going to fall short.”
Opinion
COVID-19 vaccinations lag in youngest children
As of March 1, 2023, only 8% of children under 2 years and 10.5% of children ages 2-4 years have initiated a COVID vaccine series.
News
NOVIDs: Do some have the genes to dodge COVID?
Some in the U.S. have apparently managed to avoid the virus, data suggest.
News
Children and COVID: A look back as the fourth year begins
Incidence measures continue to decline after the winter without a tripledemic.
News
Factors linked with increased VTE risk in COVID outpatients
While the overall risk for VTE was low, age of at least 55 years, being male, and having a BMI of at least 30 and history of VTE increased the...
Opinion
Can particles in dairy and beef cause cancer and MS?
Researchers found single-stranded DNA rings that originated in viruses, which they named bovine meat and milk factors, in the intestines of...
News
‘Breakthrough’ study: Diabetes drug helps prevent long COVID
Metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had a mild to moderate COVID-19 infection.
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Measles exposures in Kentucky have CDC on alert
“It’s really about considering measles in any un- or undervaccinated patient that arrives at a clinic and recently traveled internationally.”
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One in four parents lied about kids’ COVID status: Survey
Many parents said they considered it their right as parents to make their own decision about their children’s health status.
Opinion
Physicians and clinicians should be required to get flu shots: Ethicist
“I think flu vaccination is something that has already been shown to be useful and important.”