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Infectious Disease

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<乌鸦传媒>They Came for a Caribbean Escape, and Stayed for COVID Shots

St. Croix rides wave of vaccine tourism

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

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va.

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Senate Confirms Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General, Again

This will be Murthy's second time around in the job

Very high magnification micrograph of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and ANCA-associated granulomatous vasculitis.

<乌鸦传媒>Serious Infections Still Common in Vasculitis

Cyclophosphamide induction was riskier than rituximab

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<乌鸦传媒>Hyperglycemia Better Predictor of Severe COVID-19 Than Diabetes

Study looked at hospitalized patient outcomes during early months of the pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Stay-at-Home Orders Linked to Weight Gain

Problem may not end with pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>'They Stopped Treating and the Effect Persisted': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 乌鸦传媒's sources

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<乌鸦传媒>A New (More Hopeful) Normal in Medicine?

Renew your faith in the abundance of living

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<乌鸦传媒>Residency Matching Rates Down This Year

Surge in registrants driven by pandemic; numbers of matches set records

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Tell Patients With Rheumatic/Musculoskeletal Diseases About COVID Vaccines

New guidance from the American College of Rheumatology

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Outcomes Worse for MS Patients With Mobility Problems

North American study also finds higher risk with certain treatments

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<乌鸦传媒>Intermediate-Dose Clot Prevention Flops for Severe COVID

Prophylactic anticoagulation reigns in the ICU

Surgeons in the operating room successfully completing a lung transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>'COVID-to-COVID' Double Lung Transplant Performed

Northwestern calls February procedure a success, opens door to more

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<乌鸦传媒>The 'Tamiflu' Approach to Treating COVID-19

Here's the latest on oral antivirals in development for COVID-19

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<乌鸦传媒>Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy?

Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 Treatments: What's In, What's Out

A look at which treatments are effective -- and which aren't

<乌鸦传媒>Why Women Experience COVID and the Vaccines Differently Than Men

It's chromosomal and hormonal, and maybe sociocultural too

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<乌鸦传媒>AstraZeneca Vax Flops Against South African Variant in Early Trial

But jury still out as to whether it prevents severe disease from the variant

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice?

ZDoggMD discusses new evidence that suggests we did

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<乌鸦传媒>Why ADE Hasn't Been a Problem With COVID Vaccines

Even with new variants, it's unlikely antibody-dependent enhancement will be an issue

A healthcare worker holds a box of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

<乌鸦传媒>AstraZeneca Vaccine Unfairly Under Fire Over Clot Risk?

Statistics, WHO, hematologists argue the risk isn't real

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: COVID Shot While on a Blood Thinner?

One hematologist's strategy for addressing concerns

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<乌鸦传媒>Healers Lend a Hand to HIV Testing in Rural Uganda

Modern medicine benefits from engaging with local traditions

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<乌鸦传媒>Could One mRNA COVID Shot Be Adequate for Past Infectees?

Small study shows powerful antibody response after first dose

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel Drug Dents Super-Refractory HIV Infection

"I was blown away by these results," said press conference moderator

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<乌鸦传媒>Pathologists Urge Caution on At-Home COVID Test Kits

"Did it sit in the sun?"

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<乌鸦传媒>The Nurses Are Not Alright

Four in 10 nurses under age 34 are isolated, lonely, or depressed

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why Viral Vector Vaccines Don't Alter DNA

It's pretty simple -- they can't

Young boys and girls stand socially distanced in a school hallway with their female teacher

<乌鸦传媒>To Keep Schools Safe, Should Kids Be Six Feet Apart, or Three?

Also, herd immunity probably unreachable unless kids get the shots

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<乌鸦传媒>Therapeutic HIV Vax Trial Takes Its First-in-Human Steps

But long way from a true functional cure

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<乌鸦传媒>Pediatric HIV: Trial Sets Tivicay Backbone as Best First-Line Option

And "at least non-inferior" in second line

A man with his mask lowered beneath his chin receives a COVID-19 swab test from a healthcare worker in full protective gear

<乌鸦传媒>'Real-World' Data Suggest COVID Vax Cuts Asymptomatic Infection Risk

But like the real world, the reports come with many uncertainties

<乌鸦传媒>Self-Unblinding Threatens COVID Vaccine Trial

Taking antibody tests a 'small act of scientific sabotage'

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<乌鸦传媒>HIV, High-Risk Pregnancy and Coronavirus

Outcomes support case for pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19

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<乌鸦传媒>Maturation Inhibitor Shows Promise for HIV

Encouragement from phase II study, but emergent resistance remains a problem

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<乌鸦传媒>Do HIV Drug Trials Need Better Infection Tests?

Data from PrEP study reveal a sensitivity problem

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<乌鸦传媒>Dramatic Increase Seen in Getting HIV Patients Into Treatment

Percentage of newly diagnosed individuals receiving "timely" therapy doubled in past decade

<乌鸦传媒>When Can I Walk Into a Pharmacy and Get a COVID Shot?

Walgreens' Rina Shah, PharmD, on the challenges and opportunities

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<乌鸦传媒>Wait at Least This Long After COVID for Surgery

Large international study defines period of high mortality risk

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<乌鸦传媒>'Amazon Prime'-Type ART Delivery Worked for South African HIV Patients

More experienced viral suppression versus traditional clinic visits

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