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Kitchen Towels Are Source of Possibly Pathogenic Bacteria
Multipurpose towels have higher colony-forming units; humid towels have higher CFU versus dry ones
Hep C Testing, Treatment Rates Low at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Only 15 percent of individuals with identified opioid use disorder were tested for hepatitis C virus
Low-Priced Generic Drugs Most Likely to Have Shortages
Shortages associated with modest increases in price, ranging from 6 to 14 percent
Factor V Activity Significantly Increased in Severe COVID-19
Rates of DVT/PE significantly higher for patients with COVID-19 and elevated factor V activity
CDC: HPV Vaccination Rates Increasing Among Adolescents
Proportion of teens up to date with HPV vaccines also increasing; reached 48.6 percent in 2017
Maintenance Immunosuppressive Drugs Tied to Severe COVID-19
Findings seen for recipients across solid organ transplant types
Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes
Model shows adding two new or three return patient visits per day profitable for all specialties
No Increase in Febrile Seizures With 2010-2011 TIV or PCV13
Also, no increased risk of febrile seizures for same-day versus separate-day vaccination
HIV Infection Diagnoses on the Rise in Young Homosexual Men
Number of HIV diagnoses in those aged 13 to 29 four times higher than those aged ≥50 years
mRNA Vaccines Effective for Preventing Symptomatic COVID-19
Vaccine effectiveness 82 and 94 percent for single dose, two doses among U.S. health care personnel at 33 sites across 25 U.S. states
