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Q&A: RSV vaccination lowers risk for hospitalization in older patients
During their first season in use, respiratory syncytial virus vaccines reduced the risk for RSV-associated hospitalization by 75% among adults aged 60 years or older, according to a study.
Incidence of invasive aspergillosis varies among children with leukemia
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Invasive aspergillosis occurs in around 3% to 5% of children with acute leukemia, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
COVID-19 vaccine pipeline could bring more changes to ‘menu of options’
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Given the nuances of COVID-19 vaccine protection, Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, PhD, an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard's School of Public Health, said the U.S. “should remain diligent in reviewing efficacy and safety data of each COVID-19 vaccine update to make progressional recommendations.”
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Should US consider risk-based recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines?
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CDC advisors this year introduced the idea of transitioning the United States from a universal recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination to a recommendation based on individual risk factors.
US to offer free COVID-19 tests again beginning in September
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The federal government will once again be distributing free at-home COVID-19 tests to households across the country starting next month, health officials announced Friday.
Q&A: What to know about the CDC alert for 'slapped cheek' virus
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The CDC issued an advisory on Aug. 13 alerting health care providers and public health officials about the elevated activity of parvovirus B19 in the United States.
Experts suggest COVID-19 prevention drug for immunocompromised patients
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In new guidance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggested that immunocompromised patients take the monoclonal antibody pemivibart as pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent severe COVID-19.
Many prescriptions for acute sinusitis do not follow guidelines
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More than half of antibiotic prescriptions for acute sinusitis follow prescribing guidelines, but nearly one-third do not, and most prescriptions are given for too long a duration, according to a study.
Study: Virally suppressed HIV does not increase mortality risk with pneumonia
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People with virally suppressed HIV who are hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia do not have a higher mortality risk than people without HIV, according to a study.
Hooked on PC with Gail Guerrero-Tucker, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DABFM
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