Infectious diseases
Growing old with HIV: What’s likely, and how can physicians help?
FROM INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Individuals infected with HIV require early intervention with ...
HCV screening, care inadequate for young adults who use opioids nonmedically
FROM THE JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH Younger adults aged 18-23 years who used opioids ...
Psychiatric issues common among hepatitis C inpatients
Adult inpatients with hepatitis C are much more likely to have mental health comorbidities, ...
nPEP for HIV: Updated CDC guidelines available for primary care physicians
In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided health care providers with ...
Drug combo indicated for bacterial pneumonia
The Food and Drug Administration has approved expanding the indication for the drug combination ...
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Latest PANS trials suggest cause may be treatable
REPORTING FROM the PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY UPDATE INSTITUTE NEW YORK (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – New controlled ...
Children with sickle cell anemia fall short on antibiotic adherence
FROM PEDIATRICS Despite the increased risk for invasive pneumococcal disease, prophylactic antibiotics are underused ...
USPSTF: Screen all pregnant women for syphilis
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft recommendation that all pregnant women ...
Hospitals filling as flu season worsens
The 2017-2018 influenza season is now filling hospital beds at a record pace. Through ...
Baby boomers are the hepatitis C generation
Increases in hepatitis C–related inpatient stays for baby boomers from 2005 to 2014 far ...
Preop physiotherapy training reduces risk of postop pulmonary complications
FROM THE BMJ A single 30-minute coaching session with a physiotherapist within 6 weeks ...
Adacel Tdap effective throughout third trimester vaccination window
FROM OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Pertussis protection is the same whether pregnant women receive Adacel ...
Trial seeks improved regimens for pregnant women with HIV
A new phase 3 trial will compare the safety and efficacy of the current ...