Viral Infection
Black children without vs. with viral infection report more parent racial discrimination
SAN DIEGO — Black children/adolescents who came to the ED for acute respiratory symptoms and tested negative for a viral infection faced more racial discrimination than those with an infection, according to a poster presented here.
Tenofovir-treated HIV associated with increased CKD rate for adults in Tanzania
Adults in Tanzania living with HIV and taking tenofovir have a higher rate of chronic kidney disease vs. those without the viral infection, according to a prospective cohort study.
VIDEO: Blocking NF-KB may improve cholangiocyte integrity in biliary atresia
Healio spoke with Ahmad Anouti, MD, a pediatric resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center, about a presentation at The Liver Meeting on how blocking nuclear factor kappa B could correct cellular defects in biliary atresia.
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Interferon-swap explains asthma risk in children with genetic defect
Discovery of higher GSDMB expression in children with a genetic defect linked to asthma explains why they commonly experience viral infections and face an elevated risk for asthma, according to study results.