It has been suggested that risk of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is elevated post-vaccination. In a recent study, researchers examined risk among patients given a variety of vaccinations.
The rate of vaccine nonmedical exemptions has risen since 2009, and so has the rate of disease outbreaks. But how are exemptions impacting outbreaks, and how can medical professionals increase vaccination...
The CDC has issued a warning of outbreaks of hepatitis A virus infection in multiple states based upon cases reported between January 2017 and April 2018.
A more palatable, yet safe and effective, antiretroviral treatment for HIV-infected children is needed. The PRINCE-2 clinical trial aims to find and test these treatments. In this analysis, the researchers...
The CDC has released a report detailing their concerns about the increase in cases of antibiotic-resistant Shigella and provided recommendations for clinicians who believe they have identified such a case.
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Using data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated trends for the incidence of vector-borne disease in the United States from 2004...
The authors of a recent study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an emerging cardiovascular risk biomarker in predicting CVD risk specifically among patients with HIV infection.
Previous evidence has indicated that Zika virus can be spread through sexual contact. In a new study, researchers evauated the potential duration of Zika virus RNA shedding in semen and urine samples of men...
In a study of 4466 healthy individuals living in a household with someone with tuberculosis, researchers investigated the effectiveness of a new blood test in predicting the onset of tuberculosis several...
