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Conference Coverage
Harnessing the HIV care continuum model to improve HCV treatment success
Substance use, trauma histories, and mental health problems can negatively affect HCV care engagement.
Conference Coverage
Abnormal anal paps in people with HIV can go more than a year without follow-up
In the U.S., people living with HIV are 19 times more likely to develop anal cancer, according to a journal article.
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‘Uptake is only the first step’ for effective HIV PrEP protection
Follow-up in patients who received HIV PrEP prescriptions through a Detroit program was under 50%.
From the Journals
HPV vaccination remains below Healthy People goals despite increases
HPV vaccination among U.S. adolescents has increased in the last decade but varies at state level.
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ID dermatology: Advancements, but new challenges, over 50 years
One of the biggest wins for ID dermatology over the last 5 decades has been herpes. It started with the approval of acyclovir in 1981.
From the Journals
World first: Saliva test detects occult HPV-driven oropharyngeal cancer
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Less pain with a cancer drug to treat anal HPV, but it’s expensive
From the Journals
Focus groups seek transgender experience with HIV prevention
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Requests for crowd diagnoses of STDs common on social media
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Survey: Most physicians who treat STIs in their offices lack key injectable drugs
The majority of physicians surveyed who treat STIs in their offices reported an on-site lack of the two primary injectable drugs for syphilis and...
From the Journals
Short-term statin use linked to risk of skin and soft tissue infections
Use of statins was associated with increased risk of SSTIs at an average of 91, 182, and 365 days.