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<乌鸦传媒>TB Treatment Strategy Has Potential to Drastically Slash Therapy Duration

8-week regimen, with more for persistent cases, yields similar outcomes to 6-month standard

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<乌鸦传媒>Brain Structure, Widespread Connectivity Changes Seen With Long COVID

Gray matter atrophy, hyperconnectivity in patients with anxiety, depression

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<乌鸦传媒>RSV Vaccine Succeeds in Phase III Trial of Older Adults

Here's what it could mean in practice

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<乌鸦传媒>Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids

Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization

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<乌鸦传媒>Some Antipsychotics Still Overused After In-Hospital Delirium

Researchers call for more timely discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medications

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<乌鸦传媒>What Bird Flu Reminds Us About Influenza Pandemics

We must be prepared and proactive

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<乌鸦传媒>Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID

39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds

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<乌鸦传媒>What Do We Know About Marburg Virus Disease?

WHO announced that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of the rare disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID or Functional Neurological Disorder?

Neurologic symptoms in long COVID insufficiently studied, systematic review suggests

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<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes

With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016

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<乌鸦传媒>Guiding New York City Through COVID-19

Former N.Y.C. Health Commissioner on leading the public through the pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Does COVID Vaccine Blunt Elevated Diabetes Risk After Infection?

Unvaccinated had a 78% higher risk for new-onset diabetes; no link seen among the vaccinated

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<乌鸦传媒>What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?

Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils

<乌鸦传媒>What Happened to the Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19?

Losing focus on monoclonals means neglecting those who need them most: the immunocompromised

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedules

Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines

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<乌鸦传媒>New Guidance Targets Infection Hazards in Fingernails, Sinks, Excessive Hand-Washing

Update based on new evidence on ways that various pathogens can spread in healthcare settings

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<乌鸦传媒>Single-Dose Antibiotic Reduced Maternal Sepsis in Vaginal Delivery

Azithromycin did not lower stillbirth, newborn sepsis, or newborn death risk, however

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<乌鸦传媒>AUD Diagnoses After COVID Infection Higher at Certain Points in the Pandemic

Social context of pandemic offers most plausible explanation, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Dead Patient Sues America's Frontline Doctors Over HCQ; Pair Accused of Bilking Doc

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Interferon Injection Cuts COVID Hospitalization Risk in Vaxxed Population

Effectiveness of pegylated interferon lambda held up against various strains, including Omicron

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<乌鸦传媒>The Man Behind 'Died Suddenly'; Rethinking Menopause Tx; Long COVID While Black

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades'

Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Linked to Lower Long COVID Risk

Healthy BMI and adequate sleep both independently associated with risk of long COVID

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Maternal Tdap Vaccine Reduced Whooping Cough in Newborns

Youngest babies had less pertussis following the 2011 recommendation

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<乌鸦传媒>Lower Excess Mortality Seen for Physicians vs General Public During COVID Pandemic

Understanding effects among physicians may be helpful for future epidemics, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>California's Medical Misinformation Law Facing Legal Challenges

A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement for plaintiffs in two cases

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<乌鸦传媒>BCG Vaccine Flops for Preventing COVID, Other Respiratory Infections

Also made no difference for more severe COVID outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Group A Strep's Most Sinister Sequelae

A recent uptick in pediatric infections should remind us of the pathogen's many guises

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<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID's 7 Symptoms; Most of U.S. Backs Tobacco Ban; Ugly People and Face Masks

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

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Sounds Alarm on Eye Drops Linked With Drug-Resistant Infection

Permanent vision loss, death due to possible contamination leads to product recall

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<乌鸦传媒>Bowden's Defamation Suit Against Houston Methodist Tossed

Mary Talley Bowden, MD, a vocal opponent of COVID vaccines, sought $25 million in damages

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<乌鸦传媒>Moderna Booster Vaccine Singled Out for Chronic Hives

Chronic spontaneous urticaria more frequent when compared with Pfizer's mRNA vaccine

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<乌鸦传媒>Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

Effectiveness shown against both serogroup B and non-serogroup B disease in Spanish children

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<乌鸦传媒>Colorado Doc Put on Probation for Ivermectin Prescriptions

Scott Rollins, MD, and the state medical board reached an agreement on "unprofessional conduct"

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<乌鸦传媒>Video of Pfizer Employee Explaining COVID Vaccine Research Debunked

The supposed hidden camera video was released by conservative group Project Veritas

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<乌鸦传媒>Study: Diminished COVID Vaccine Response in Lupus

Immunosuppressants seem responsible; mycophenolate "holiday" may help

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<乌鸦传媒>Viruses Tied to Subsequent Dementia, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Viral encephalitis and Alzheimer's disease showed strongest links

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<乌鸦传媒>'Annual COVID Boosters for All' Is All About Convenience

But that doesn't make it the right move

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Backs Weekly Rezafungin for Candidemia, Invasive Candidiasis

Efficacy, safety data sufficient to justify "limited use" indication, say panelists

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<乌鸦传媒>Heart Surgery Outcomes During COVID Similarly Worrisome for Rich and Poor Patients

Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged

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