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Addressing Parents’ HPV Vaccine Hesitancy Ups Vaccination Rates
More adolescents receive HPV vaccination same day with physician engagement versus acquiescence
TNFi Exposure In Utero Does Not Up Serious Infection Risk
No increased risk of serious infection among RA offspring versus non-TNFi exposed or control
CDC: No Change in Level of Uninsured in U.S. in 2017
Five percent of children uninsured in 2017, 41.3 and 55.0 percent had public and private coverage
Procalcitonin Assay Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use in Lower RTI
Provision of assay doesn't result in less antibiotic use for suspected lower respiratory tract infection
Robust Immune Responses for Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine
Humoral response seen for 97.8 percent of HZ/su vaccine recipients versus 2 percent of placebo
Two Novel Immune-Response Clusters Identified to RSV
Cluster characterized by higher type-2 and type-17 cytokines tied to first-, second-year recurrent wheeze
Molecular Basis for Varied Presentations of ETEC Explored
EtpA adhesin molecule interacts specifically with glycans expressed in individuals with blood group A
Language Used in Medical Record Can Affect Patient Care
Stigmatizing language may transmit bias, influence trainees' attitudes
Good Evidence That HPV Vaccines Protect Against Cervical Precancer
High-certainty evidence for protection in adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 26 years
Hepatitis C-Exposed Infants Not Adequately Screened
Low screening rate seen at same time as increase in hepatitis C virus prevalence among pregnant women
