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With temperatures rising, people across the country are heading outdoors to garden, hike, swim and revel in the sunshine. But there's a hidden danger in the tall grass and brush—ticks carrying microbes that cause Lyme and ...
Jun 2, 2025
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Pregnant women often think--or are told--that they cannot take medications during pregnancy to avoid harming the mom or baby. But one University of Mississippi professor is hoping new research will help medical professionals ...
May 9, 2025
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Across primary care practices, guideline adherence remains suboptimal for chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Mar 31, 2025
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Small amounts of a common antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drug can curb symptoms where a misplaced immune reaction (e.g., autoimmunity) can cause permanent hair loss, a new study shows. This regimen may also come with fewer ...
Mar 18, 2025
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A study of more than 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India, suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a leading yet under-recognized cause of hospitalizations for fever ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent except Antarctica, the infectious disease has been spreading since the early 2000s, most notably in ...
Mar 6, 2025
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A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of Pittsburgh research published in Nature Microbiology.
Jan 10, 2025
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As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world evidence demonstrates that the postexposure strategy, called doxy PEP, is reducing the rate of syphilis ...
Jan 7, 2025
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A new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care.
Jan 6, 2025
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On the occasion of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2024, the International Antiviral (formerly AIDS) Society-U.S. (IAS-U.S.) has published new international guidelines for the treatment and prevention of HIV. The updated recommendations ...
Dec 16, 2024
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