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Infectious Disease
Bespoke phages perform well in small study
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Pfizer adult RSV vaccine efficacy declines slightly after 18 months
Pfizer‘s vaccine that protects adults ages 60 and older from respiratory syncytial virus was slightly less effective after 18 months,…
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Chart alert moderately increases syphilis screening during pregnancy
Source/Disclosures sources: Ortega M, et al. Prenatal syphilis screening trend after implementation of a best practice advisory for syphilis screening…
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Drugmakers Are Abandoning Cheap Generics, and Now US Cancer Patients Can’t Get Meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds…
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What You Need to Know About the Opioid Settlement Funds
By Aneri Pattani and Hannah Norman and Oona Tempest June 21, 2023 Aneri Pattani and Hannah Norman, KFF Health News…
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US saw heavy toll from fungal infections during COVID-19 pandemic
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Ozempic, Wegovy knockoffs subject of Novo Nordisk suit
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in…
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Infectious Disease
In Pediatric CF, Lung Function Worsens With Each P aeruginosa Infection Stage
Annual forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) decline is significantly worse with each Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) infection stage…
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Consistent microbial surveillance of surfaces may prevent hospital outbreaks
Source/Disclosures Published by: sources: Watkin SJ, et al. How can monitoring environmental touch surfaces for microbial contaminants support infection control…
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Meningococcal Disease Cases Up in Persons With HIV in 2022
HealthDay News — In 2022, there was an increase in meningococcal disease among persons with HIV, with 29 cases reported,…
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