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Pediatric hepatitis cases may be linked to adenovirus, CDC says
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- Lucy Hicks
Officials are exploring whether these cases are linked to a version of the virus called adenovirus 41, which is associated with gut inflammation...
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Meningococcal vaccine shows moderate protective effect against gonorrhea
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- Lucy Hicks
“New approaches, such as vaccination, are needed as long-term strategies to prevent gonorrhea.”
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Apremilast has neutral effect on vascular inflammation in psoriasis study
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- Lucy Hicks
“There has been a keen interest in understanding how psoriasis therapies impact cardiovascular risk.”
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Dupilumab treats itch and clears lesions in prurigo nodularis patients
- Author:
- Lucy Hicks
There are currently no Food and Drug Administration–approved systemic therapies for PN.
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New trial data show hair growth in more alopecia areata patients
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- Lucy Hicks
“Every time we add 16 weeks of data across hundreds of patients, we are making a huge step forward toward the goal of FDA approval for a...
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Aluminum named allergen of the year
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- Lucy Hicks
Reactions normally present as itchy nodules that can last for months and even years.
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More questions than answers when managing HIV and menopause
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- Lucy Hicks
Limited research suggests that women with HIV and their clinicians may not be prepared for dealing with...
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WHO issues new TB guidelines for children and adolescents
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- Lucy Hicks
Efforts to expand access to TB care have fallen short mainly because of this lack of funding, especially for...
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FDA committee recommends 2022-2023 influenza vaccine strains
- Author:
- Lucy Hicks
The committee unanimously voted to endorse the World Health Organization’s recommendations.
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Hernia recurrence has improved only slightly
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- Lucy Hicks
“I think the reason it hasn’t gotten a whole lot better is just because we are operating on much tougher cases than we used to.”
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EMA recommends PreHevbri hepatitis B vaccine for approval
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- Lucy Hicks
The vaccine is administered via injection in three doses on a 0-, 1-, and 6-month schedule and is indicated for...
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Elective surgery should be delayed 7 weeks after COVID-19 infection for unvaccinated patients, statement recommends
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- Lucy Hicks
“The real power of the of the joint statement is to get people to ensure that they make an assessment of every patient that comes in front of them...
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FDA approves 2-month dosing of injectable HIV drug Cabenuva
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- Lucy Hicks
“Adults living with HIV have a treatment option that further reduces the frequency of medication,” said Candice Long of Janssen Therapeutics.
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Orthopedists rank third in malpractice suits, survey finds
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- Lucy Hicks
Nearly 9 out of 10 orthopedists said they were “very surprised” or “somewhat surprised” by the suit. In some of these cases, the physician never...
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COVID-19–associated ocular mucormycosis outbreak case study reveals high-risk group for deadly complication
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- Lucy Hicks
“The mortality indicators we observed ... can help physicians triage patients for emergency procedures.”