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Physicians who are married to a highly-educated spouse are less likely to work in rural underserved areas

Spouse Education Level May Impact Choice for Rural Practice

Lower odds of working in rural HPSA for physicians married to a highly-educated spouse
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new guidance for reducing the potential transmission risk of Zika virus from human cells

FDA: Guidance to Help Prevent Donor-Related Zika Infection

Part of FDA's ongoing efforts to protect HCT/Ps and blood products from Zika virus transmission
The Supreme Court has ruled against state efforts to collect health care data from insurance plans.

SCOTUS: States Can’t Force Health Care Data Release

Supreme Court rules states can't force health insurers to turn over data
A case of hepatitis E virus infection has been reported in a kidney transplant recipient

Case of Hepatitis E Transmission Via Plasma Exchange

Transmission of HEV through plasma exchange for acute humoral rejection after kidney transplant

February 2016 Briefing – Infectious Disease

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for February 2016. This roundup includes the...
Zika virus infection may be associated with incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome

Zika Infection Linked to Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Most patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barré during Zika outbreak have Zika virus IgM
Further investigation of the addition of amphotericin B to Optisol-GS

Addition of Amphotericin B to Optisol-GS Needs Further Study

Authors call for more research on the addition of amphotericin B to Optisol-GS
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a diagnostic tool for Zika virus that will be distributed to qualified laboratories

FDA Approves Emergency Use of CDC Test for Zika Virus

CDC says emergency action to bolster U.S. laboratory capacity for Zika testing
In a media statement issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Issues Advice for Travel to Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

Pregnant women should consider not travelling to the 2016 Olympics, Paralympics
The increasingly common practice of "vaginal seeding" in infants born by cesarean section is not without risks

No Evidence for Benefits of ‘Vaginal Seeding’

Practice is increasingly common, but no evidence of benefit, or indication that procedure is safe