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In an analysis of participant data from health surveys, less than half of eligible persons in the overall pooled sample were taking aspirin for secondary prevention of CVD.

The USPSTF particularly emphasizes effective communication with patients, including adherence support and calls for reducing barriers to PrEP for racial, ethnic, and other minority groups.

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Before creating a nutrition plan for patients with obesity, clinicians should first understand their eating patterns, says one obesity expert.

The most common nonfatal injuries are caused by unintentional falls; coming in at #10 are pedal cyclist injuries. Find out what calamities lie in between in a short slide show.

The FDA approved Abrysvo for use in pregnant individuals to prevent LRTD and severe LRTD caused by RSV in infants from birth through 6 months of age.

Well-known ID specialist Bill Schaffner, MD, and active primary care educator Chuck Vega, MD, offer thoughts on how to get shots into arms in the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season.

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The newly named centers across the country will work closely with communities to focus research on populations at greatest risk for perinatal morbidity and mortality.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were 2-times more likely to develop persistent hypertension than their influenza counterparts, according to results.

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Patients hospitalized for Clostridioides difficile infection who also were vitamin D-deficient were at higher risk of recurrence—but lower risk of mortality.

Respiratory virus season 2023-2024 will likely be a "transition year," according to family physician Chuck Vega, MD and ID specialist Bill Schaffner, MD. Here's why.

Approximately 80% of infants hospitalized with an RSV-related illness during the 2022 seasonal peak did not have underlying medical conditions, according to new study.

Eris, or EG5, is of Omicron lineage and accounts for ~17% of reported COVID-19 cases; mRNA vaccine producers are confident in the new shots to protect against it.

Despite a 20-pack year smoking history and frequent respiratory exacerbations, spirometry is preserved in this group of heavy smokers.

See highlights of CDC 2023 immunization updates for: pneumococcal disease; measles, mumps, and rubella; hepatitis B; polio; and monkeypox.