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Meeting the Needs of a Rural Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Ups and Downs of Starting a University Based Clinical Lab for COVID-19 Testing, From Idea to Final Completion

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More Than 25% Of Patients Coinfected With Virologically-Suppressed HIV And Chronic HBV Experience HBV Replication Event After Two Years Of Tenofovir-Based ART, Study Finds

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Certain Diabetes Medications Tied To Better COVID-19 Outcomes Than Others, Systematic Review Finds

MedPage Today (12/6, Monaco) reports, “Certain diabetes medications were tied with better COVID-19 outcomes than others,” according to a 31-study systematic review and meta-analysis. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, showed “people with diabet...

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Pfizer, Clear Creek Bio Announce Collaboration To Develop New Class Of Oral Treatment Against COVID-19

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Central Ohio Measles Outbreak Grows To More Than 50 Children

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Valneva Reports Positive 12-Month Antibody Persistence Data For Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate

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COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Tied To Increased Concentrations Of Maternal Antibodies, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (12/5, Cimino) reports, “COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is associated with increased concentrations of maternal immunoglobulin (Ig) G, cord blood IgG, and higher transfer ratio; however, maternal IgG concentrations decrea...

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Meeting the Needs of a Rural Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Ups and Downs of Starting a University Based Clinical Lab for COVID-19 Testing, From Idea to Final Completion

Feed the Safety Need

Public Health Officials Begin Recommending Face Mask Use As Respiratory Viruses Surge

More Than 25% Of Patients Coinfected With Virologically-Suppressed HIV And Chronic HBV Experience HBV Replication Event After Two Years Of Tenofovir-Based ART, Study Finds

Patients With IBD Treated With Infliximab Who Are Vaccinated Against SARS-CoV-2 More Likely To Have Breakthrough Infection Than Patients Treated With Vedolizumab, Researchers Say

COVID-19 Drug Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Expected To Hit Private Market In Mid-2023

Few Infectious Disease Physicians In US Waivered To Prescribe Buprenorphine, Study Finds

FDA To Review Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine Candidate For Older Adults On Priority

Changes In Gene Expression Patterns In The Brain Tied To Natural Aging Also Observed In Brains Of Those With Severe COVID-19, Researchers Say

Boston To Establish 11 Wastewater Testing Sites To Monitor For Spikes In COVID-19

Cold Air Exposure Damages Immune Response Occurring In The Nose, May Explain Seasonal Variation In Respiratory Illnesses, Researchers Say

PCV13 May Have Averted 35,000 Hospitalized Pneumonia Cases Among Medicare Part A/B Recipients In Recent Years, Study Suggests

Certain Diabetes Medications Tied To Better COVID-19 Outcomes Than Others, Systematic Review Finds

Pfizer, Clear Creek Bio Announce Collaboration To Develop New Class Of Oral Treatment Against COVID-19

Central Ohio Measles Outbreak Grows To More Than 50 Children

US To Delay Decision On Extending Patent Waivers For COVID-19 Treatments, Tests

Pfizer, BioNTech Ask FDA To Authorize Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Under Age Five

Valneva Reports Positive 12-Month Antibody Persistence Data For Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate

Use Of Ad26. ZEBOV As Booster Dose A Safe, Immunogenic Vaccine Regimen For Ebola Virus Disease In Children, Trial Shows

COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Tied To Increased Concentrations Of Maternal Antibodies, Study Finds