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August 1, 2106 – Meningitis Vaccine
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Anchor lead: How well does a new vaccine against meningitis work? Elizabeth Tracey reports It’s every parent’s nightmare: a meningitis outbreak where your college student goes to school. Now a new study reports on how well a candidate vaccine …
August 2, 2016 – Zika Update
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Anchor lead: More data is emerging on the impact of Zika, Elizabeth Tracey reports The number of cases of Zika virus infection continue to climb worldwide, and additional aspects of infection are being identified. Mike Klag, dean of the Johns …
August 3, 2016 – Transmitting HIV
Anchor lead: A new study demonstrates how well medicines to keep HIV in check work, Elizabeth Tracey reports If your partner is infected with HIV but you aren’t, standard recommendations say use a condom during sex, but many people …
August 4, 2016 – Getting Engaged
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Anchor lead: How can we get people who are HIV infected engaged in routine healthcare? Elizabeth Tracey reports Some people who are HIV infected don’t follow recommendations for keeping the virus in check and are therefore at risk for infecting …