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Medical device security

Practice Management

FDA Aims To Improve Medical Device Security

microscopic pneumonia in lungs

Respiratory

Machine Learning Model May Improve Mortality Prediction for Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

General Infectious Disease

Daily Steroid Dose Strongly Associated With Cytomegalovirus Antigenemia

zika virus

Zika Virus

Long-Term Olfactory Function in Zika Virus-Related Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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Urinary Tract Infections

Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Cystitis Still Occurs

Lung transplant

Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance

Predictors of Multidrug-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase Gram-Negative Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients

hospital patient, COVID19, coronavirus

COVID19

Does the Covichem Score Accurately Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity?

Treating a patient that has tested positive for coronavirus.

COVID19

Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Treatment in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

General Infectious Disease

Treating Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus With Antivirals Reduces Cerebrovascular Accident Risk

Meningitis, meningococcal

HIV/AIDS

Cytomegalovirus Viremia Increases Mortality Risk in HIV-Associated Meningitis

COVID19

Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

Close-Up Of Boy With Conjunctivitis

General Infectious Disease

Acute Pediatric Infectious Conjunctivitis Treatment Lacks Consistency

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Respiratory

COVID-19 Vaccine Immune Response in Those With Chronic Pulmonary Diseases

COVID19

Ivermectin Shows Antiviral Activity Against COVID-19 and May Reduce Transmission

Telemedicine

Practice Management

Patient Satisfaction High for Both Phone and Video Telemedicine Visits

Respiratory

Symptomatic Undiagnosed COPD and Asthma: Disease Burden and Quality of Life

Serious-Mental-Illness

General Medicine

Personalized Depression Therapy Also Curbs Anxiety

Influenza vaccine

Influenza

Influenza Subunit Vaccine Noninferior to Split-Virion Vaccine in Phase 3 Trial

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General Infectious Disease

Increased Stroke Risk After Herpes Zoster Infection Mitigated By Prior Vaccination

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General Infectious Disease

Difluprednate Matches Prednisolone Acetate for Cataract Removal Inflammation Control

A risk signature is not constant in a given patient over time—it is subject to change depending on a variety of factors.

General Medicine

Flow Cytometry-Based Method of Diagnosis Developed for Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia

COVID19

Back to School: Time For COVID-19 Vaccinations

Finger-Prick

HIV/AIDS

Finger Prick Nucleic Acid HIV Self-Test Using a USB-Interfaced Device

Ophthalmology office

COVID19

Endophthalmitis Rates After Vitrectomy Up, Linked With Masking

General Medicine

Household Crowding, Health Care Access Risk Factors for Acute Rheumatic Fever

Long-COVID

COVID19

The Risk for Long COVID Tied to Vaccine Doses in Health Care Workers

COVID19.Illustration.Virus

COVID19

Heterologous COVID-19 Vaccination After Suboptimal Response to the CVnCOV Vaccine

Mycoplasma-pneumoniae

Respiratory

Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Rates High in Children, Western Pacific Region

Yellow tablets in a man's hand

Respiratory

Vitamin C Supplementation Protects Against Air Pollution Exposure

Genitourinary

Ibrexafungerp Under Review for Prevention of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

COVID19

Dexamethasone vs Methylprednisolone in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

Lyme disease rates diagnosis

Vector-borne Illnesses

Lyme Disease Diagnosis on the Rise

The approval is based on evidence that the vaccine can prevent anogenital infections, with an ongoing trial looking at throat infection prevention in men likely to be critical for continued approval.

COVID19

Second SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Improves Antibody Responses in Patients With Aplastic Anemia, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

COVID19

FDA Extends Shelf-Life of Certain Lots of COVID-19 Antiviral Paxlovid

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COVID19

Immune Responses After COVID-19 Booster Vaccination in Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

e-prescription

General Medicine

Ketamine-Assisted Telemedicine Effective for Anxiety, Depression

Emerging Diseases

Vaccines for Monkeypox Prevention: Jynneos and ACAM2000

COVID19

Predicting COVID-19 Disease Severity via Thoracic Computerized Tomography

COVID19

Casirivimab/Imdevimab May Be Significantly Protective Against COVID-19

HIV/AIDS

HIV Virologic Suppression Rates Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Illustration of a bacterial infection

General Infectious Disease

Outcomes for Bacterial Meningitis in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

lithotripsy kidney stones

COVID19

Ureteric Stone Treatment Changed During the Pandemic, but Outcomes Did Not

Hacker concept

Practice Management

HIPAA Violations On the Rise as Ransomeware Attacks Increase

People with HIV have an increased risk for glucose and lipid disorders, including insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and lipodystrophy (ie, lipoatrophy or lipohypertrophy).3,6 Metabolic disorders in the HIV population likely arise from a combination of traditional risk factors, HIV-related factors, and adverse ART-related effects.3,6 Drugs used to treat various comorbidities may also contribute to metabolic dysregulation.3 Older combination ART regimens are associated with a greater risk for glucose or lipid abnormalities than newer regimens.3 Metabolic disease increases the risk for cardiovascular disease in people with HIV, who already have a greater risk for cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality than the general population.3,6 There are no guidelines for managing metabolic disorders in people with HIV.3 Generally, the approach is the same as that used for the general population but with consideration of potential drug-drug interactions in patients using ART. Photo Credit: Carolina Biological.

HIV/AIDS

Lipodystrophy-Associated Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With HIV

Woman coughing

Respiratory

Frequent Productive Cough Common in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Asthma

Patient with COVID-19 on hospital bed.

COVID19

FIXa:AT Complexes May Be Biomarker for Disease Severity in COVID-19

Close-up of an eye with dendritic keratitis, showing branch-shaped corneal lesions caused by herpes simplex infection.

General Infectious Disease

Neurotrophic Keratopathy Visual Acuity Outcomes Worse With Diabetes, History of Ocular Disease

HIV/AIDS

Effectiveness of On-Demand vs Daily HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Insomnia

General Medicine

Sleep Quality Tied to Poor PrEP Adherence in Younger Black Sexual Minority Men

mRNA-Vaccine

COVID19

mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Favorable Among Patients With Myasthenia Gravis

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