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    Overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics is associated with increased mortality and other poor outcomes in adults admitted for community-onset pneumonia

    Poor Pneumonia Outcomes Tied to Overuse of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics

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    Poor outcomes include higher mortality, longer hospital stay, and greater risk for C. difficile infection
    Brand-brand competition in the U.S. pharmaceutical market has not lowered drug list prices

    Brand-Brand Competition Has Not Cut Prices in Pharma Market

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    Review shows evidence that brand-brand competition was mediated by quality of competing drugs
    For adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV

    Compliance With Meds Falters With Age in Youth Born With HIV

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    Prevalence of nonadherence increased from preadolescence to late adolescence/young adulthood
    One dose of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccine may be as effective as two or three doses in preventing high-grade disease in a high-coverage setting

    One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be Sufficient in Certain Situations

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    One dose compared with two or three doses in preventing cervical precancer in high-coverage settings
    There has been a decrease in recommendations for opioid-containing and nonopioid cough and cold medicines in the United States

    Recommendations Decreased for Cough, Cold Medicine in U.S.

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    Recommendations for opioid-containing, nonopioid cough and cold medicines reduced in pediatric population

    July 2019 Briefing – Infectious Disease

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    Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for July 2019. This roundup includes the...
    The first transmission of the Ebola virus in Congo's major city of Goma was announced Thursday by the country's health ministry. It said that the disease has been confirmed in the 1-year-old daughter of a man who died of Ebola on Wednesday. The man had symptoms for several days while at home with his large family

    First Ebola Transmission in Congo City of Goma Reported

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    Rwanda has closed its border with Congo due to the Ebola outbreak
    Americans could import less expensive prescription drugs from Canada under a plan being developed by the Trump administration.

    Trump Admin Announces Plan to Allow Drug Imports From Canada

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    Plan will start by exploring options for importing certain prescription drugs to lower costs for Americans
    HIV-positive individuals who inject drugs are more likely to have a detectable viral load and engage in high-risk sexual behaviors

    Transmission Risks Up for HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users

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    HIV-positive injection drug users often have detectable viral load, participate in risky behaviors
    Symptoms of burnout seem to be associated with greater explicit and implicit racial bias among resident physicians

    Burnout Symptoms May Up Racial Bias Among Resident Physicians

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    Residents with burnout had greater explicit racial bias, implicit racial bias scores after adjustment
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