Infectious Diseases
Commentary
The surprising failure of vitamin D in deficient kids
Having lower levels of vitamin D is not necessarily the thing causing bad outcomes.
Feature
U.S. flu activity already at mid-season levels
Nationally, 6% of all outpatient visits were because of flu or flu-like illness for the week of Nov. 13-19.
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More work needed to optimize STI screening in primary care settings
Primary care doctors should incorporate some questions about sexual health during a regular head-to-toe checkup and ask questions in a very...
Feature
More vaccinated people dying of COVID as fewer get booster shots
But the case for the effectiveness of vaccines and boosters versus skipping the shots remains strong.
Conference Coverage
Study supports banning probiotics from the ICU
The risk is particularly acute for powdered formulations, presumably because powder more easily disseminates to contaminate central venous...
From the Journals
Opt-out HIV testing in EDs can help identify undiagnosed cases
On implementation of opt-out testing, the proportion of tests performed increased from 57.9% to 69% in a study.
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The right indoor relative humidity could ward off COVID
The “sweet spot” associated with reduced COVID-19 cases and deaths is 40%-60% indoor relative humidity.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases maintain a low-level plateau
White House coordinator says that a holiday COVID-19 surge is unlikely.
Feature
AAP issues guidelines to combat rise in respiratory illness
The group outlines measures to optimize resources to manage a surge of patients.
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Experts explain the ‘perfect storm’ of rampant RSV and flu
“Decreased exposure to endemic viruses created an immunity gap – a group of susceptible individuals who avoided infection and therefore lack...
From the Journals
HIV: Greater parental involvement needed with young men who have sex with men
“The goal was to get parents to deliver more messages and engage in more behaviors with their sons that we think are likely to help their sons...