Infectious Diseases
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Malaria vaccine gets special delivery by tiny health personnel
Plus: Sleeping and sweating the years away and dragon-sized embezzling from a cancer charity.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases dropped by 57% in September
Parents’ acceptance of vaccine misinformation linked to reduced uptake in children.
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How to handle pesky molluscum contagiosum lesions
“If you don’t treat them, they’re going to spread,” Dr. Rebecca Smith said.
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Severe COVID-19–related outcomes found worse in men with RA
A retrospective study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19 showed that men had more baseline comorbidities and increased risk of...
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USPSTF: Screen at-risk, nonpregnant people for syphilis
“This reaffirmation is a critical step to remind us of the importance of regularly assessing risk and screening with a readily available screening...
From the Journals
Continued monkeypox spread can lead to viral mutations
Experts are urging the public to continue efforts to stanch the spread of the virus.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: September slowdown continues
Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech seek emergency authorizations for the latest bivalent boosters.
From the Journals
Corticosteroids found to curb progression in community-acquired pneumonia
Patients with CAP were less likely to progress to mechanical ventilation after corticosteroid therapy.
From the Journals
Can we eliminate measles and rubella worldwide?
“It’s essential to be hitting kids who haven’t already had a routine vaccine.”
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Limiting antibiotic overprescription in pandemics: New guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance in hospitals, with infections and deaths caused by resistant...
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Early bird gets the worm, night owl gets the diabetes
Plus: Sweating for mosquito science, sharing genes with zebrafish, and sharing vomit with synanthropic flies.