Infectious Disease

Findings highlight the importance of educating the public about the potential for nocebo responses to help reduce worries about COVID-19 vaccination.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

California on Jan 1 became the first state to require insurance coverage for at-home testing for sexually transmitted infections; it isn't smooth sailing, yet.

VIDEO Interview: The COVID-19 pandemic has closed what discussion remained about the status of obesity as a disease, according to obesity expert Donna Ryan, MD.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

A man in his mid-60s presents after 1 month of intermittent fevers; recent blood cultures were positive for oral flora. Follow the ED course--can you make the diagnosis?

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Seven at-home COVID-19 rapid tests, all available online or at retail, are ranked for dexterity required, instruction legibility, and other features you may need to parse for your patients.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

New research suggests heterologous vaccine interventions with low efficacy can significantly reduce COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

Click through top flu indicators tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weekly US influenza surveillance report.

Herpes zoster vaccination rates in the US have ticked up only minimally since FDA approval of Shingrix. Brush up on the basics of the vaccine and pass it on to your patients.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Adults with atopic disease and asthma had a 38% decreased risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a new UK study.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

The AAP updated its guidance to recommend routine HIV screening at least once in all adolescents aged ≥15 years and at-risk youth be rescreened annually.

Among patients with obesity, prior weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 60% lower risk of severe COVID-19, suggests new research.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

The J&J booster shot given to health care workers in South Africa between mid-Nov and mid-Dec 2021 was highly effective against Omicron infection.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Pending endorsement from the CDC, adolescents can now get a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as authorized by an amendment to the original FDA EUA for the vaccine.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

The CDC recommends against the J&J COVID-19 vaccine if Pfizer or Moderna mRNA shots are available while affirming that any COVID vaccine is better than none.