Category: Infectious diseases
June 25, 2015 – MERS
June 12, 2015 – Resistance to Testing
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Have you been tested for HIV? Many people in the United States haven’t, even though current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend it. And now that the same agency has issued guidelines calling for immediate treatment …
June 11, 2015 – Controlling HIV Spread
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Anchor lead: Immediate treatment is just one part of a strategy to control HIV infection, Elizabeth Tracey reports. Everyone should be tested for HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended some time ago. Joseph Cofrancesco, an HIV expert …
June 10, 2015 – Trial Data
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Anchor lead: A clinical trial called START proves the benefits of early HIV treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports The START trial, undertaken by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, studied the risks and benefits of beginning antiretroviral therapy as …
June 9, 2015 – Start Treatment
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Anchor lead: People who are HIV infected should begin treatment immediately, Elizabeth Tracey reports Treatment for HIV infection is effective, but when to initiate therapy, which is then lifelong, has been a topic of controversy. No more, with the Centers …
PodMed – Week of May 18, 2015
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This week’s topics include measles vaccination benefits, smoking cessation incentives, the dangers of different testosterone delivery methods, and sonography for upper extremity DVT. Program notes: 0:30 Measles vaccination benefits 1:32 What accounts for reduced mortality? 2:31 Decreased other infectious disease …