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Omicron Infection May Help Boost Immune Response To Broad Range Of COVID-19 Variants, Preliminary Research Suggests

Bloomberg (5/15, Kresge) reports, “People who are vaccinated and then get infected with Omicron may be primed to overcome a broad range of coronavirus variants, early research suggests.” Two studies published on the preprint server bioRxiv “showed that in...

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Growing Evidence Suggests Air Pollution Exposure May Be Risk Factor For COVID-19

The Washington Post (5/13, Chiu) reported scientists now “think there is another risk factor that may increase the likelihood of contracting the coronavirus and the possibility that it will lead to a poor outcome: exposure to air pollution.” Growing evide...

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Accessible Care Model Improves HCV Cure Rates Compared With Facilitated Referral Standard Care Model In Patients With HCV Who Inject Drugs, Trial Indicates

Gastroenterology Advisor (5/13, Champagne) reported “patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who inject drugs are more likely to achieve HCV cure when using an accessible care model compared with a facilitated referral standard care model, according to” a “...

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Incidence Of HCV Low Among Gay And Bisexual Men In HIV PrEP Rollout Study, Researchers Say

According to Healio (5/14, Stulpin), “there were few incident hepatitis C virus infections recorded among gay and bisexual men participating in” the “HIV PrEP rollout” EPIC-NSW study “in Australia, researchers reported.” The findings were published in Cli...

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Study Demonstrates Long-Term Use, High Adherence To ART Among African Women With HIV

Healio (5/15, Stulpin) reports a study published in The Lancet HIV “demonstrated that African women with HIV used ART for years and maintained high adherence, benefiting both themselves and their children.” The study also found that “maternal health impro...

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Omicron Infection May Help Boost Immune Response To Broad Range Of COVID-19 Variants, Preliminary Research Suggests

Growing Evidence Suggests Air Pollution Exposure May Be Risk Factor For COVID-19

Accessible Care Model Improves HCV Cure Rates Compared With Facilitated Referral Standard Care Model In Patients With HCV Who Inject Drugs, Trial Indicates

Incidence Of HCV Low Among Gay And Bisexual Men In HIV PrEP Rollout Study, Researchers Say

Study Demonstrates Long-Term Use, High Adherence To ART Among African Women With HIV