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<乌鸦传媒>Potential 'Game Changer' for Leprosy Prevention

Trial sees success with single dose of prophylactic rifapentine for household contacts

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<乌鸦传媒>Bitten by a Tick: What's My Risk of Getting Sick?

Here's when you need to call a healthcare provider -- and when you don't

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<乌鸦传媒>Masking Yields Small Reduction in COVID Risk, Review Concludes

Surgical masks or N95s should still be worn in healthcare settings, urge editorial authors

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Alerts Over Potential Mpox Resurgence

"Outbreak is not over," agency says, as Chicago-area cluster prompts investigation

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<乌鸦传媒>Tainted 'Male Enhancement' Pills; Green Card Freeze Hits Nursing; Monkeypox Rebounds

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A computer rendering of a man tied to a giant covid virus and dragging it along behind him.

<乌鸦传媒>Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?

The COVID public health emergency may be over, but this condition isn't going away

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<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Apnea Patients Prone to Higher Long COVID Risk

Study suggests close monitoring of adults with obstructive sleep apnea

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Drug-Resistant Ringworm in U.S.; Mail-In HPV Tests Work; Pope Urges Procreation

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Relaxes Blood Donation Rules for Gay and Bisexual Men

New guidance ditches MSM-specific screening questions in effort to expand eligibility

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<乌鸦传媒>Hyperbaric Oxygen for Long COVID? Heart Ultrasounds Offer Limited Support

Randomized trial shows global longitudinal strain improvement with clinical data lacking

A photo of a male physician showing his female patient a clipboard, both are wearing N95 masks.

<乌鸦传媒>As the COVID PHE Ends, Here's What Doctors Are Carrying Forward

Responses range the spectrum, from asking patients to mask, to not changing a thing

A computer rendering of a hand reaching for a bottle superimposed on a diseased liver.

<乌鸦传媒>Prophylactic Antibiotics of Little Benefit in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Intervention reduced infections, but not mortality; no improvement on other endpoints

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<乌鸦传媒>Removing the COVID Blindfold

A few lessons learned as we move beyond the public health emergency

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Data Leaked From Conservative Docs Group; Anti-Vax Legal Network; Cutting Copay Help

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Gut Bacteria Cocktail Helps Long COVID

Oral treatment alleviates symptoms better than placebo

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<乌鸦传媒>Neurologic Long COVID Patients Show Immune Dysregulation

Autonomic dysfunction also emerges, NIH study shows

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<乌鸦传媒>Statins Linked to Slower Liver Disease Progression

Risk 40% lower with use among those with preexisting liver disease, study found

<乌鸦传媒>Forging the Path to a West Nile Vaccine

Alternative approaches to licensure are key, says CDC's Carolyn Gould

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<乌鸦传媒>Does COVID Vaccination Really Lead to Wonky Periods?

Swedish study finds weak link between vaccination and healthcare visits for menstrual disturbance

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<乌鸦传媒>Mysterious White Blood Cell Disorder Not Just 'AIDS Without HIV'

Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia not so heterogenous after all

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<乌鸦传媒>No Masks in Long COVID Study? Participants Aren't Happy

Stanford says masks are no longer mandatory, but are recommended

A photo of a healthcare worker in full protective gear tending to a severe COVID patient on ventilation in the ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>Higher BMI Tied to Other Severe Respiratory Infections Too

Along with COVID, increased risks seen with upper and lower respiratory tract infections

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<乌鸦传媒>Feds Spent Even More on PrEP Combo Than Previously Thought

New estimate says taxpayers spent over $140 million to study Truvada as HIV prevention

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Is One Dose Suddenly Enough for the mRNA COVID Vaccines?

FDA and CDC have made yet another questionable decision

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<乌鸦传媒>Screen for Latent TB Infection, USPSTF Says

Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis should be screened

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<乌鸦传媒>Botanical Product Reduces Sepsis Mortality in Chinese Trial

But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists

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<乌鸦传媒>Sublingual Vaccine Shows Promise in Women With Recurrent UTIs

40% of women who received a 3-month course of MV140 had no UTIs during 9-month follow-up

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<乌鸦传媒>More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told

Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs

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<乌鸦传媒>Patients Living With Long COVID Offer Insight to FDA

Agency sought feedback on outcomes that matter most to patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Sperm Donor Banned Over Incest Fears; COVID Hampered Teen Sex; Jerry Springer Dies

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Bell's Palsy Occurred More Frequently With COVID Vaccines

But SARS-CoV-2 infection tripled the risk over vaccination

FDA APPROVED Vowst over a microscope image of C. difficile bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy

Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Close While Execs Made Millions; Prestigious Group Took Sackler Money

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Myasthenia Gravis Tied to Elevated Risk for Severe COVID

Patients with autoimmune disorder should be prioritized for vaccines, antivirals, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure

Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors, Nurses Charged in Wide-Ranging COVID Fraud Schemes, DOJ Says

Largest coordinated action targeting COVID healthcare fraud also includes clinic owners

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<乌鸦传媒>Kids' Epilepsy Tied to Group B Strep Meningitis, not Sepsis, in Infancy

Risk more than 15-fold higher following invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis

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<乌鸦传媒>Manufacturer's Troponin Reference Values Don't Apply to Kids

Different thresholds for myocardial injury suggested for pediatric patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Awareness of HPV's Link to Cancer Lags as Cases Continue to Increase

Clear decline for cervical cancer, awareness of other cancers remains stagnant

A computer rendering of Clostridium difficile bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>Clostridia Microbiota Cocktail Prevents Recurrent C. Diff

30.5% absolute risk reduction versus placebo with eight-strain oral product

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