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<乌鸦传媒>AIDS Meeting 'Platform' to Battle Challenges

Leaders must follow the evidence, conference opening told

<乌鸦传媒>Prince Harry: Young People Key in Ongoing Fight Against HIV

Young people bring 'passion, engagement' in the fight against HIV stigma

<乌鸦传媒>HIV Hot Spots and Funding in IAC Spotlight

Biennial meeting also has strong scientific program

<乌鸦传媒>Proposed: Screen Patients with Certain Infections for Opioid Addiction

Expert panel identifies endocarditis, skin abscess, others as flags for drug abuse

<乌鸦传媒>Shorter Wait Times May Favor HCV-Infected Kidney Transplants

Long-term dialysis while waiting for uninfected kidney a larger risk

<乌鸦传媒>TB Vaccine for T1D Study Stirs Controversy

Long-term data suggest BCG vaccine may alter immune attack

<乌鸦传媒>How Did Theranos' Holmes Fool So Many Smart People?

WSJ's John Carreyrou on how disgraced entrepreneur nearly got away with it

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP Issues Flu Season Guidance, Anthrax Vax in a 'Mass Event'

Committee also heard data on cell-cultured influenza vaccines

<乌鸦传媒>Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies

For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides

<乌鸦传媒>Bacteriophages: Hidden Players in Parkinson's Disease?

Viruses affect microbiome composition, perhaps fostering rogue neural proteins

<乌鸦传媒>Do Treg Cells Block Mom-to-Baby HIV Transmission?

Small study may provide a clue into vertical HIV transmission

<乌鸦传媒>Harris Elected as AMA's Next President

Psychiatrist from Atlanta to succeed Barbara McAneny, MD

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Punt on Assisted Suicide Policy

Also: resolution calling for more opioid training approved

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon General Urges AMA to Diversify Membership

'Ask yourselves if you're looking at where the puck is going'

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Tx for Resistant HIV Promising in Phase IIb/III Efficacy Study

Monoclonal antibody PRO 140 met primary efficacy endpoint

<乌鸦传媒>Negative Rapid Flu Antigen Test Tied to Longer ICU Stay

Negative RIAT may impede docs from dispensing antiviral medication

<乌鸦传媒>How Best to Manage Sexual Harassment in Medicine?

Suggested strategies include better institutional policies on reporting without fear of retaliation

<乌鸦传媒>Pathogens Tied to Food Poisoning Linger on Kitchen Towels

E. coli and more found on towels in Mauritian households even after a month

<乌鸦传媒>Is Immunity to MMR Vax Waning?

Mumps infection confirmed in vaccinated military members

<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid or No Insurance Tied to Higher Death Risk in HCV

All public plans lead to higher mortality rates, according to 10-year study

<乌鸦传媒>Hepatitis D: The 'Forgotten Virus' is Still Here

More attention to screening, treatment is needed, say experts

<乌鸦传媒>Current DTaP Vaccines Deemed Safe

But efficacy against pertussis could be better

<乌鸦传媒>In Virginia, He's an Addict. In New York, He's Treating Them

"They keep it all very quiet. It's not part of the public record"

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns of Birth Defects from HIV Drug Dolutegravir

Safety signal seen in Botswana trial data

<乌鸦传媒>Report: Next Pandemic Will Likely Be Respiratory-Based Virus

Experts argue that increased surveillance on a clinical and public health level is critical

<乌鸦传媒>More Antibiotics Around Cardiac Device Procedures Doesn't Cut Important Infections

Huge randomized trial shows no better than possible modest effect

<乌鸦传媒>Antibiotics Questioned in Preemies Without Confirmed Sepsis

Drugs often used inappropriately, researchers say

<乌鸦传媒>Drug Choices Safe in Pediatric Gut Infections

Finding validates clinical practice in complicated intra-abdominal infections

<乌鸦传媒>Algorithm Helps Manage Fever

Pediatric cancer patients with non-neutropenic fever could benefit

<乌鸦传媒>Zika Babies Born Normal Stay Normal -- So Far

At 6 months, development does not appear delayed

<乌鸦传媒>'Pimple on a Duck's Butt': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 乌鸦传媒's sources

<乌鸦传媒>It's Official! Curing Patients Is Bad for Business

Milton Packer describes the end result of profit-dominated drug development

<乌鸦传媒>Hepatitis C Treatments Reduce Transplants

Therapies also appear to reduce liver-related mortality

<乌鸦传媒>Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines

EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping

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

<乌鸦传媒>Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

<乌鸦传媒>Infectious Disease Death Rates Mostly Down Across U.S.

But deaths from diarrheal diseases have increased since 1980

<乌鸦传媒>Gyn Cancer Research Gets Short Shrift in Funding

Mortality-adjusted analysis shows huge disparity versus other cancers

<乌鸦传媒>NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment

New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients

<乌鸦传媒>Possible Chlamydia Link with Ovarian Cancer

Associations seen in two separate cohorts of women

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