Infection

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IAC president Kelly Moore, MD, MPH, has a long history of fighting flu and promoting vaccination. She talks about the influenza/COVID season to come and using the best tools we have.  



Immunization Action Coalition President and Flu Expert Dr Kelly Moore Explains Primary Care's "Tall Order" 

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Low rates of routine adult vaccination, reduced further during the 2020-21 pandemic months, threaten a surge in these conditions as the US reopens, says the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit. 
  

Adult Vaccination Against Preventable Diseases Now Urgent, says NAIIS

The American College of Physicians urges clinicians to make sure adult patients, especially the most vulnerable, are protected against preventable diseases as COVID spreads and flu is imminent. 

ACP: Ensure Adult Routine Vaccinations are Up to Date as Flu and COVID Meet Again 

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How many young adults in the US actually receive their recommended doses of HPV vaccine? Take this 7-question quiz on a new report to learn more about the trends.

7 Questions on HPV Vaccination Trends in Young Adults

English- and Spanish-speaking parents cited widely differing reasons for avoiding vaccination for their eligible daughters or failing to ensure the 3 doses were received.

HPV Vaccination: Impact of Culture and Language on Initiation, Completion

Most parents of boys aged 9 to 18 years do not know that an HPV vaccine is available for their sons. One major factor is a lack of information. This is where you play a vital role.

Primary Care Physicians Play Key Role in Promoting HPV Vaccine to Boys' Parents

Key points for primary care physicians from a new study: HIV-positive women are vulnerable to invasive cervical cancer. This finding underscores the need for screening per guidelines and to follow-up on abnormal Pap smears.

HIV-Infected Women Have Higher Risk of Incident Invasive Cervical Cancer

The human papillomavirus is also easily transmitted to the anus in men who have sex with men.

Yes, Men Need Pap Smears Too

Patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease typically don’t receive preventive services at the same rate as general medical patients. Vaccination is a key area of confusion.

Promoting Good Health in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Diagnostic challenge: Two case reports of easily treated and innocuous causes of lesions in the outer ear. Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis is associated with long cellphone use. Verruca vulgaris is caused, like all other warts, by human papillomavirus. 