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New COVID-19 Vaccines Targeting KP.2 Variant Available

Medscape Medical News September 10, 2024

Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines are updated to better match currently circulating COVID strains, while the Novavax adjuvant will target the JN.1 variant — a predecessor of KP.2.
AIDS 2024

Twice-Yearly PrEP Gives 'Huge' 100% Protection

Medscape Medical News July 25, 2024
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What's Next for the World's First HIV Vaccine?

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2024

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US CDC Recommends Faster Testing for Bird Flu in Hospitalized Patients

Reuters Health Information January 16, 2025
Anti-AIDS Program in Peril After US Finds Nurses in Mozambique Provided Abortions

Reuters Health Information January 16, 2025
Flu, RSV, and Norovirus Are in Full Swing, While COVID Looms

WebMD Health News January 15, 2025
Seasonal Flu Shot: Shield Against Avian Influenza Pandemic?

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2025
Germany Says It Has Found no More Foot-and-mouth Cases

Reuters Health Information January 15, 2025
Suspected Outbreak Of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania, WHO Says

Reuters Health Information January 15, 2025
HPV Vaccination and Cervical Lesion Risk in Sweden

Medscape News UK January 14, 2025
Valaciclovir May Prevent Herpes Zoster in Lupus Treatment

Medscape Medical News January 14, 2025

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Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP): 5 Things to Know

Commentary January 17, 2025

Dr Jessica A. Penney and Sherry Chen at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide guidance on doxy-PEP for STI prevention.
The Real Reason Ultraprocessed Foods Are Ruining Our Health

Commentary January 14, 2025
New Life for Medical Supplies: Rethinking Healthcare Waste

Commentary January 14, 2025
Change Makers: Richard Francis on the Pillars of Innovation

Commentary January 10, 2025

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Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases Paul G. Auwaerter, MD

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A Man With Fever and Pain in His Hands

Clinical Case January 16, 2025

The patient reports intermittent fever and hand pain as well as weakness, watery diarrhea, and weight loss.
Skill Checkup: A Woman Concerned About HIV

Skill Checkup January 15, 2025
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Three-year-Old Has Nightly Fever, Lymphadenopathy, and Rash

Case Challenge January 14, 2025
A 5-Year-Old Girl With Recurrent High Fever, Nonproductive Cough, and Emesis

Case Challenge January 10, 2025

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IDWeek 2024

October 16-19, 2024 Los Angeles, California
AIDS 2024

July 22-26, 2024 Munich, Germany
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April 27-30, 2024 Barcelona, Spain

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Drugmakers Limit Cancer Patient Access to Financial Lifeline

Medscape Medical News January 16, 2025

Several major drugmakers have restricted commercially insured patients from their patient assistance programs, leaving patients uncertain about how they’ll be able to afford their medications.
Focus On Safeguards in Promoting Organ Donation: Ethicist

Medscape Business of Medicine January 15, 2025
Med School Students Less Diverse Post–Supreme Court Decision

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2025
Health Care AI Requires a Lot of Expensive Humans

KFF Health News January 15, 2025

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