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  • Better Reimbursement Could Have Major Impact On Rate Of HPV Vaccine In US Adolescents, Research Indicates

    HCPlive (7/27, Campbell) reports, “An analysis of vaccination reimbursement trends suggests improved reimbursement could have a substantial impact on the rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in US adolescents.” Analysis results “indicate reimburseme...
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  • Theory Holds Climate Change Behind Increased Prevalence Of Candida Auris

    The AP (7/27, Fassett) reports that Candida auris “is a globally emerging public health threat that can cause severe illness, including bloodstream, wound and respiratory infections.” A “prominent theory” for this “sudden explosion of Candida auris, which...
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  • Both Moxidectin Or Ivermectin In Combination With Albendazole Exhibit Low Efficacy Against Trichuriasis In Adolescents, Adults, Study Indicates

    Infectious Disease Advisor (7/27, Kuhns) reports study results indicate that “both moxidectin or ivermectin in combination with albendazole have low efficacy against trichuriasis among adolescents and adults.” Infections Disease Advisor adds, “Researchers...
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  • Better Reimbursement Could Have Major Impact On Rate Of HPV Vaccine In US Adolescents, Research Indicates

    HCPlive (7/27, Campbell) reports, “An analysis of vaccination reimbursement trends suggests improved reimbursement could have a substantial impact on the rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in US adolescents.” Analysis results “indicate reimburseme...
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  • COVID-19 Wastewater Data Eventually Ceased Being In Sync With Infection, Hospitalization Rates, Research Indicates

    The New York Times (7/26, Anthes) reports, “Early last year, as the United States grappled with a record Covid-19 surge, the levels of coronavirus in a community’s wastewater were closely aligned with two other statistics that measured the toll of virus:...
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  • Dengue Spreading Quickly Through Bangladesh

    Reuters (7/26, Paul) reports, “Dengue is spreading rapidly through densely populated Bangladesh this rainy season, raising fears that the mosquito-borne disease could result in a record number of deaths and infections for the second consecutive year.” Off...
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  • Heightened Risk Of Severe Mpox In Patients With HIV Seemed Restricted To Those With Uncontrolled HIV Or Immunosuppression From Other Conditions, WHO Researchers Say

    MedPage Today (7/26, Susman) reports, “The elevated risk of severe mpox in people living with HIV appeared restricted to those with uncontrolled HIV or immunosuppression from other conditions, according to an update on the global outbreak from World Healt...
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  • Mortality Rates Higher Among People With HIV Vs Without During Omicron Wave, Researchers Indicate

    MedPage Today (7/26, Susman) reports, “While Omicron was generally considered to be a milder strain of SARS-CoV-2 that led to fewer deaths, there was scant relief for people living with HIV who were hospitalized during this wave of COVID-19, researchers r...
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  • Infant Boys May Have Greater Likelihood Of Resisting In Utero Vertical Transmission Of HIV Than Girls Do, Study Indicates

    MedPage Today (7/26, Susman) reports, “Infant boys appeared more likely than girls to be able to resist in utero vertical transmission of HIV, even when their mothers had less than optimal antiretroviral therapy, a longitudinal study showed.” MedPage Toda...
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  • Growing Research Indicates Prevalence Of Tick-Borne Illnesses Rising Due To Climate Change

    The AP (7/25, Teirstein) says, “In 2022, doctors recorded the first confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis virus acquired in the United Kingdom.” The past three decades have seen the country become about “1 degree Celsius warmer (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit...
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  • Bulk Of Confirmed Human Cases Of Swine Flu In US Since 2011 Have Been Connected To Agricultural Showcases

    The New York Times (7/25, Anthes, McGarvey) says zoonotic disease outbreaks “have become more frequent in recent decades, and animal pathogens will continue spilling over into human populations in the years ahead. To Americans, spillover might seem like a...
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  • Patients With HIV, Mpox Not At Heightened Hospitalization Risk Unless They Are Immunosuppressed, Research Indicates

    Healio (7/25, Feller, Gallagher) reports, “People with HIV diagnosed with mpox were not at an increased risk for hospitalization unless they were immunosuppressed, according to findings presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science...
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  • More Than One In Six Toddlers Not Receiving All Doses Of Most Early Childhood Vaccines, Data Indicate

    HealthDay (7/25, Mann) reports, “Most early childhood vaccines require three or four doses for best protection, but more than one in six toddlers aren’t getting them all, leaving them vulnerable to potentially deadly infections,” investigators concluded i...
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  • Extensively Drug-Resistant TB Treatment Success Rate Is Below WHO Target Rate, Study Finds

    Pulmonology Advisor (7/24, Stong) reports, “Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) treatment globally has a success rate of about 44%, which is far below the World Health Organization’s (WHO) target rate of 75%, according to a study.” The findings w...
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  • Microbiological Cure Associated With Survival In Patients With NTM-PD Infected With MAC, Study Finds

    Pulmonology Advisor (7/24, Goldberg) reports, “Patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) infected with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) have a long-term prognosis directly related to their microbiological outcomes, with microb...
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  • Long COVID Is Particularly Burdensome For People With Pre-Existing Arthritis, Survey Study Indicates

    MedPage Today (7/24, Gever) reports, “‘Long COVID’ lays a particularly heavy burden on people with pre-existing arthritis, a Canadian survey study indicated.” Researchers found that “worsened pain and greater functional limitations relative to their statu...
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  • Recession Could Bring Some Benefits For Healthcare, Experts Say

    Modern Healthcare (7/24, Hudson, Subscription Publication) reports, “National industry leaders are warily eyeing the horizon for a potential recession, but for healthcare organizations, an economic downturn could bring some benefits.” According to economi...
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  • WHO Warns Dengue Cases Could Approach Record Levels This Year

    Reuters (7/21, Farge) reported the World Health Organization “warned on Friday that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes that spread it.” Rates of the disease are climbing wo...
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  • Study Reveals No Significant Difference In SIBO Symptoms When Comparing ADT And Colonic-Type Bacteria

    Gastroenterology Advisor (7/21, Lopez) reported, “Researchers found no significant difference in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) symptoms when comparing aerodigestive tract (ADT) and colonic-type bacteria,” according to the findings of a 69-p...
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  • Report Identifies 251 Cases Of Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Across 11 States From 2012-2021

    MedPage Today (7/21, Hein) reported that soft tick relapsing fever (STRF), an uncommon “Borrelia bacteria infection transmitted to humans by way of soft-bodied ticks...has been seen across western and southwestern states.” There were roughly two dozen cas...
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