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Resistant malaria ‘has gained a foothold in Africa’
Researchers identified Plasmodium falciparum that is resistant to artemisinin — the main component of first-line treatments for malaria in endemic areas — among a small group of patients in northern Uganda.
Hooked on ID with Christina M. Marra, MD
I began my training at the beginning of the HIV pandemic. I still remember a lecture during my second year of medical school in which a young man told us that his friends were dying of a new disease called gay-related immunodeficiency disease, subsequently known as AIDS.
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‘Fauci effect’: ID experts could inspire new generation of doctors
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, data indicate that there has been a surge in interest among U.S. college students in pursuing medicine as a career.
Intravenous artesunate safe, effective in treating severe malaria
Intravenous artesunate was safe and effective in treating severe malaria in adults in the United States, researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Hooked on ID with Karen A. Mello, MD
I chose ID as a medical specialty because of the intellectual stimulation and investigative nature that accompanies the study of microbes within humans.
Lyme disease increases risk for mental disorders, suicide
People who received a Lyme disease diagnosis in a hospital setting had increased risk for mental disorders, affective disorders, suicide attempts and suicide, according to results of a nationwide cohort study conducted in Denmark.
Officials confirm first case of Marburg virus in West Africa
Health officials in Guinea have confirmed the first-ever case of Marburg virus in West Africa, WHO said.
Hooked on ID with Myron Cohen, MD
On my first day of medical school, I was assigned a physical diagnosis tutor who was a well-known infectious diseases specialist. He had encyclopedic knowledge. He was a remarkable teacher and — equally important — a great storyteller.
10 stories for World Zoonoses Day
July 6 is World Zoonoses Day, which is observed each year on the anniversary of Louis Pasteur administering the first rabies vaccine to a human in 1885.
Targeting specific people with West Nile vaccine more cost effective than national plan
A West Nile vaccine plan that targets older people in areas of the United States with a high incidence of the virus would be a more cost-effective strategy than an age-based strategy alone, or a national plan, researchers said.
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