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Medical Professionals Reference (MPR)
In its alert, the CDC warned doctors that these viruses circulate in the summer and fall and that they should be considered as a potential infection in an infant with fever, sepsis, or neurological symptoms.
Allergy & Immunology July 26th 2022
Annals of Internal Medicine
“The original misnomer for HIV—gay-related immune deficiency (GRID)—looms large in the consciousness of many gay men and offers a cautionary lesson for monkeypox and other infectious disease outbreaks.”
All Specialties July 7th 2022
JAMA Network
In addition to other discoveries, the authors found that reported rates of myocarditis or pericarditis were higher after vaccination with mRNA-1273 (Moderna Spikevax) compared with BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty).
All Specialties July 6th 2022
MedPage Today
See if you can figure out the diagnostic challenge that faced Daniel J. Lewis, MD, and colleagues at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Dermatology July 6th 2022
MDLinx
The 28-year-old Canadian pop star recently put the condition into the limelight after showing his face to his millions of Instagram followers. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is caused by the varicella-zoster virus – the virus that causes chickenpox – but here’s more on the condition that plagues 5 in 100,000 people every year.
Allergy & Immunology June 23rd 2022
People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a shorter duration of viable viral shedding and a lower secondary attack rate than partially vaccinated or unvaccinated people. Data from this study provides important evidence that despite the possibility of breakthrough infections, COVID-19 vaccinations remain critically useful for controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
All Specialties June 7th 2022