April 26th 2024
Public health alert over ground beef, FDA approves antibiotics for female adults with uncomplicated UTI, The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports a record amount of Leptospirosis cases, and more this week from Contagion.
Most People Who Inject Drugs Miss Opportunities for HIV, HCV Testing
February 13th 2020PWID are unlikely to receive testing for HIV and hepatitis C, according to a new study that found that 8.5% were tested for HIV and 7.7% were tested for HCV within 1 year of a clinical encounter consistent with injection drug use.
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Financial Incentives Improve Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Injection Drug Users
December 24th 2019Combining financial incentives and accelerated vaccine schedules may improve hepatitis B vaccination completion among people who inject drugs who are at high risk for the infection, according to a new study.
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Where to Treat Uncomplicated HCV? Assessing the Impact of Shifting Care From Specialists to PCPs
October 8th 2019One promising proposal to greatly increase access to DAA HCV therapy is to keep this treatment with appropriately trained PCPs, in contrast with referring patients to infectious disease, gastroenterology, or hepatology subspecialists.
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