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Children in Taiwan being undervaccinated for pertussis
Up to one-fifth of pertussis cases in Taiwanese children aged 3-35 months from 1996 to 2012 could have been prevented with on-time vaccination.
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HIV research update: Early December 2016
Early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected patients with and without hepatitis co-infections may mitigate liver...
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Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, pain lead health spending
Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and back/neck pain are the top three conditions accounting for the highest spending on personal health care.
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Meningococcal conjugate vaccination may be associated with increased risk of Bell’s palsy
Meningococcal conjugate vaccine plus another vaccine may be associated with increased risk of Bell’s palsy.
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Shorter-course antimicrobials do not reduce antimicrobial resistance in AOM
Shorter-course antimicrobials for AOM result in higher clinical failure rates without reducing antimicrobial resistance.
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Pritelivir beats valacyclovir at suppressing genital HSV-2 infection
A 1-month course of pritelivir reduced genital HSV-2 shedding more than valacyclovir did in a small phase II clinical trial.
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USPSTF nixes routine genital herpes screening
Asymptomatic adults and adolescents should not undergo routine serologic screening for genital herpes because the harms outweigh the benefits,...
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Oral pomalidomide effective against Kaposi’s sarcoma
Derivative of thalidomide with immunomodulatory, antiangiogenic, and antiproliferative properties was well tolerated and effective against Kaposi’...
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First trimester exposure raises risk of Zika-related birth defects
Evidence mounts that first trimester exposure to Zika virus may pose the greatest risk for microcephaly and other birth defects.
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Replicative Zika RNA found in brain and placental tissue
U.S.-based researchers have isolated replicative Zika virus RNA from the brain tissue of infants with microcephaly, and the placenta and fetal...
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Four-part ‘safety bundle’ targets gynecologic surgery infections
An expert panel is calling for preoperative evaluation of infection risk in every patient and surgical timeouts in every case.