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The NIH announced that it has launched phase 2 clinical trials that will evaluate potential treatments for long COVID conditions as part of its Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery, or RECOVER, initiative.

Women were more likely than men to leave academic medicine at all career stages, highlighting the need for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts that target recruiting and retaining female physicians, according to an expert.

A nationally representative survey revealed that of the more than 2 million people with current hepatitis C virus infection, only 68% are aware of their infection.

A large study in the United Kingdom revealed some “epidemiologic nuances” of COVID-19 in children, experts said.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, we compiled a list of vaccine stories you may have missed in 2023.

More than 2 decades of data show that exposure to tropical storm or hurricane rainfall increases the risk of acquiring waterborne diseases, demonstrating the storms’ threat to public health, researchers reported in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Bariatric surgery is safe for people with HIV whose viral load is being managed using ART, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Approximately 16% of children and adolescents diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 had a persistent symptom 3 months after infection, according to the results of a systematic review of more than 15,000 patients.

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at dental visits costs approximately $31 million annually, most of which are out-of-pocket expenses for patients, researchers determined.

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