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Postpartum visits ‘missed opportunity’ to incorporate HPV vaccination into care
The addition of HPV vaccination into routine postpartum care may increase vaccination rates, which can reduce patient costs, prevent HPV-related cancers and vaccinate vulnerable populations, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Brazil is latest country to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
Brazil became the 20th country or territory in the world to eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a public health crisis after nearly 3 decades of efforts to stop the painful, disfiguring parasitic infection, according to WHO.
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Top in ID: Color additive for disinfectant wipes; At-home STI testing for young people
A pre-post-quasi-experimental study conducted at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut, revealed that using disinfectant wipes treated with a novel color additive left hospital rooms 69.2% cleaner than using regular bleach wipes.
Rwanda confirms its first Marburg virus outbreak
Rwanda’s Ministry of Health confirmed 26 cases and six deaths in a growing outbreak of Marburg virus, a severe viral hemorrhagic virus spread by bats in some African countries.
‘Very little evidence’ that COVID-19 alters course of rheumatic, autoimmune diseases
SAN DIEGO — Although a flood of COVID-19 and long COVID research continues to emerge, concerns may be limited for rheumatologists, according to a speaker at the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.
Death risk for hospitalized older adults higher with RSV than flu B
Older adults’ risk for death when hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus is higher than it is for influenza B but similar to influenza A, according to a study.
Lessening the ‘ick’ in fecal microbiota-based therapies
Fecal microbiota-based therapies are becoming more prevalent in the management of Clostridioides difficile infection.
CDC awards $176M for public health infrastructure, workforce improvements
The CDC announced that it has awarded more than $176 million to 48 public health partners to strengthen the public health infrastructure and workforce in the United States.
'Encouraging': Antiviral ziresovir shows promise against RSV in infants
The investigational antiviral ziresovir showed promise for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants during a phase 3 trial in China, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Top in ID: First self-administered influenza vaccine; Reducing severe COVID-19 symptoms
The FDA approved FluMist, a nasal spray vaccine, for self-administration in people aged 2 to 49 years, making it the first ever influenza vaccine that does not need to be administered by a health care professional, the FDA announced.
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WikiGuidelines group publishes first new UTI guidance in 14 years
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Q&A: Industrial fires present unique respiratory health risks
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Physicians encouraged to conduct oral food challenges for infants, toddlers
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