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Infectious Disease

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Multiple Societal Factors Contribute to High HIV Risk in Transgender Women

Discrimination, homelessness, low PrEP uptake are key factors, according to CDC survey

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The Real COVID Isolation Headline That Nobody Is Picking Up On

Hint: It relates to you, California healthcare worker

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Robitussin Recalled; Rare Infection in Vermont; Don't Eat Fried Toothpicks

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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CDC Pushes Back on HICPAC Infection Control Guidance, Asks for Clarification

Questions center on precautions against airborne pathogens, use of N95s in healthcare settings

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Why I Hope the COVID Pandemic Isn't Over

More dwindling before it "ends" would promote better health outcomes

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Maternal Vaccination Lowers Odds of Respiratory Distress in COVID-Exposed Infants

Preterm, COVID-exposed infants with respiratory distress had marked inflammatory responses

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Early Switch to Oral Antibiotics Safe in Uncomplicated, Gram-Negative Bacteremia?

Don't base treatment decisions solely on observational data, experts say

The Minefields Ahead in Long COVID Treatment Development

"For the people hurting and suffering, they need treatment yesterday," says long COVID expert

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New FDA Boxed Warning; College Shaken by Suicides; More Get Flu Shot Than COVID Vax

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Ceftriaxone Prevents Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Brain Injury

Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality

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COVID Vax During Pregnancy Safe for Infant Brain Development, Study Suggests

Observational data out to 18 months await confirmation in longer-term follow-up

How Should We Treat Long COVID?

Long COVID expert explains the latest research on potential treatments

Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality

Also in TTHealthWatch: long-term heart failure outcomes

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Fighting Back Against Acute Bacterial Meningitis

The hope for a brighter future largely rests on better vaccines reaching more people

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Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infections

Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say

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Informatics Expert Presses Congress for Long COVID 'Moonshot'

But one senator questioned NIH's progress: agency is "forming committees and praying about it"

Breaking Down the Latest on Long COVID Research

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, explains long COVID symptoms, potential causes, and why it's so hard to study

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Newborns Better Protected With 3 Doses of Maternal COVID Vaccine

And cord anti-S antibody levels were the same for preterm and full-term pregnancies, study shows

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Severe Stroke at Age 24; Nurses' $100,000 Bonus; Paxlovid Insider Trading Conviction

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Blood Protein Changes May Unravel Long COVID Mysteries

Links between complement and coagulation systems could lead to long COVID therapies

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$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccines

In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements

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Measles Cases in Several States: What's Going On?

COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, travel are all playing a role

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King Charles III's Surgery; COVID Timeline Doubted; FDA Approvals Hit High

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Novel Antiviral Shortens COVID Illness in Outpatients, Reduces Viral Load

But trial did not provide data on the most clinically relevant outcomes, says expert

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Azithromycin at Routine Visits Fails to Prevent Infant Deaths in Africa

Effort aimed at reducing the potential for antimicrobial resistance showed no benefit

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Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Class

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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IG Live January 17: From Long COVID Symptoms to Solutions

Leading long COVID researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, discusses new research

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Neurologic Risk Slight After COVID Vaccines, Extensive Review Shows

Immune-mediated neurologic events may include Guillain-Barre syndrome or Bell's palsy

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Surgeon Dies in Plane Crash; Austin Released From Hospital; Animal Pandemic Spreads

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better

Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients

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Linezolid 'Not Recommended' to Treat Early Syphilis

Antibiotic found not non-inferior to penicillin in RTC; trial halted early

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COVID Vax and Blood Clots; Cancer Rise in Young Adults; Corpse-Abuse Charge Dropped

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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COVID Takes Center Stage at Trump Town Hall

Former president also calls for compromise on abortion "to win elections"

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Board Restricts Doctor's License Over COVID Misinfo

Ryan Cole, MD, failed to meet the standard of care, Washington state's medical board said

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Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfaces

Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say

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ACIP Unveils Its 2024 Adult Immunization Recommendations

Schedule must be more user-friendly to improve vaccine uptake, critics say

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Why Are So Many Americans Dying of COVID? 'Gas-Station Heroin;' Measles Outbreak

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial

Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found

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Alopecia on the Rise After COVID, Study Suggests

Incidence of alopecia areata nearly doubled in people who had a COVID infection

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In This Wave of Respiratory Illness, Primary Care Is Drowning

The spike in illness coupled with staff shortages is stretching us thin

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