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By 2030, the US is targeting reducing the number of new HIV infections by 90 percent.

Breastfeeding babies safely receive COVID-19-neutralizing antibodies from their mRNA-vaccinated mothers.

Intravenous acyclovir shortened the duration of herpes simplex virus shedding among mechanically ventilated patients, a new study found, but the dose and duration tested weren’t sufficient to totally suppress oropharyngeal HSV reactivation and shedding.

Ferring’s Microbiome Health Index is a diagnostic tool that may help distinguish a healthy gut microbiome from post-antibiotic dysbiosis, and could potentially identify debilitating illnesses such as C difficile infection

New data suggests an additional “booster” dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is no longer just recommended but required for protection against the infectious Omicron variant.

The single-center study suggested shoes are a common transmission route, but also hinted at a diverse web of transmission involving humans, animals, and the environment.

Vaccine hesitancy is a significant hurdle experienced in the US. In response to this, a team of researchers analyzed adults who reported a medical provider recommended the COVID-19 vaccine, studied vaccination status, and general attitudes.

Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy proved more effective than standard treatments for HIV-positive children, reducing treatment failure by 40%.

After increased awareness soon after the emergence of COVID-19, fewer Americans see plight of people of color.

The CDC recommends all pregnant women receive a COVID-19 vaccine, finding vaccination does not increase risk of preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age at birth.

In the latest column from SIDP, the authors discuss having leaders to help navigate school and beyond.

A pregnant woman is reported to be the country’s first person to be infected simultaneously with COVID-19 and influenza.

A new study found states that offered monetary prizes to randomly selected vaccinated persons did not have significant increases in vaccine uptake.

Underweight elderly pneumonia patients were more likely to contract C difficile infection.

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 90.4% efficacy in a phase 3 trial with no moderate or severe cases reported among participants in the treatment group.

The country says one city hospital’s data shows a decrease in severity and mortality during this latest variant's outbreak.

The FDA now recommends Americans 12 years and older receive COVID-19 booster shots. Additionally, they moved to shorten the time in between the second and third dose from 6 months to 5 for Pfizer-BioNTech recipients.

Immigrant communities may be more hesitant to disclose personal health information due to fears of bullying or deportation, a new study finds.

Investigators compared pre- and post-intervention data points at 4 clinics in Kenya.

Investigators in the United Kingdom showed a Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose increases neutralizing antibodies in a laboratory setting, and Omicron might not be as damaging to the lungs as previous variants.

The fast-moving Omicron variant demonstrates a high transmissibility, but not as significant a hospitalization rate or mortality.

COVID-19 patients who underwent prior weight-loss surgery were significantly less likely to experience severe disease outcomes.

The US is on track to reach new records for 7-day average cases, though death rates remain lower.

A phase 3 trial shows one dose is 91.7 % effective against severe disease.

The oral antiviral therapy proceeds the first indication for the drug class by just a day; the US will now have multiple pills to treat COVID-19.

In a study of more than 600 elderly Japanese, being overweight was a protective factor against Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

Risk of inaccuracy with pulse oximeters and clinician knowledge gaps in people of color may affect sepsis evaluations and impact treatment plans.