Category: Infectious diseases
October 2, 2019 – No Annual TB Test
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Anchor lead: Many healthcare workers will no longer need an annual TB test, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who work in healthcare have had annual tuberculosis tests for many years, but that’s changing. At Johns Hopkins people are tested when they …
September 30, 2019 – New TB Drug
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Anchor lead: A new combination regimen for tuberculosis is a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Drug resistant tuberculosis is a killer, but now a drug recently approved by the FDA, called Pretomanid, in combination with two existing drugs, can help. …
July 25, 2019 – Closing the Loop
July 24, 2019 – Low Testing
July 23, 2019 – Why Not Vaccinate?
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Anchor lead: Why do some parents object to vaccinating their children? Elizabeth Tracey reports California’s recently reported experience with eliminating personal belief exceptions and tightening school policies has resulted in substantially more kindergartners coming to school with up to date …
July 22, 2019 – Vaccine Required
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Anchor lead: California laws prove that vaccine rates in kids can be boosted, Elizabeth Tracey reports Removing personal belief exemptions and tightening the required vaccines for school entry have resulted in a substantial increase in the number of kindergartners in …