Patients with HIV infection commonly exhibited dysglycemia via fasting blood glucose or HbA1c screening, with older age, obesity, Ethiopian origin, and nadir CD4+ count identified as predictors ...

Differences influenza-related medical encounters across age groups and the number of antivirals and antibiotics prescribed for influenza highlight the importance of vaccination in combating ...

Study authors highlight that the volume of hospitalizations for COVID-19 infection was double that of the volume for influenza. HealthDay News — In fall/winter 2023/2024, the risk of mortality in ...

Doctors should be on the lookout for symptoms of meningitis among any patients returning to the United States following a pilgrimage to Mecca. HealthDay News — Muslim pilgrims attending the annual ...

Lack of practice parity, and how this affects hiring practices in most states, was mentioned as the single most significant barrier to efficient care. As physician assistants (PAs) perform tasks ...

The incidence of HIV infection was low among patients receiving oral pre-exposure prophylaxis with emtricitabine/tenofovir ...

Hepatitis C virus can be cured but can be difficult to spot until it’s caused liver damage, according to researchers. Therefore, there is a high demand for hepatitis C testsin the United Kingdom due ...

COVID-19 vaccination may increase the risk for uveitis recurrence. Uveitis recurrence risk is elevated among patients with a history of uveitis who have undergone COVID-19 vaccination, according to a ...

About 91% of jurisdictions reported monitoring exposed persons; difficulties in monitoring included personnel shortages and lack of funding. HealthDay News — Variation is seen in preparedness and ...

Pediatric respiratory syncytial virus positivity rates significantly increased postpandemic — from 11.8% in 2018 and 2019 to 20.8% in 2021 — in Suzhou, China. Pediatric respiratory syncytial virus ...

Three doses of mRNA-1273 were safe and immunogenic against COVID-19 infection in solid organ transplant recipients and an additional fourth dose improved antibody responses among this population. The ...

In healthy children aged 15 months to younger than 18 years, the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was highly immunogenic and had a safety profile consistent with that of the 13-valent ...