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HIV transmission is highly unlikely among heterosexual couples who have sex without condoms when one partner carries the virus but takes antiretroviral therapy

Small HIV Infection Risk in Condomless Sex With Use of ART

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Study suggests transmission risk is low if infected person adheres to antiretroviral treatment
For physicians with faculty appointments at 24 U.S. public medical schools there are significant salary differences between men and women

Differences in Salary for Male, Female Faculty Physicians

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Significant differences seen even after accounting for age, experience, specialty, faculty rank
Recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in HIV infection have been updated for adults

Recommendations Updated for Use of Antiretroviral Tx in HIV

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Preexposure prophylaxis for at-risk individuals; postexposure prophylaxis for after exposure
Scientists have identified a second patient in the United States who was infected with a bacteria that is resistant to an antibiotic of last resort. The findings were published online July 11 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Second U.S. Case of Bacteria Resistant to Colistin

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Findings raise concerns that mcr-1 may jump to other types of resistant bacteria
Physicians need to be prepared to speak to patients about Zika virus

Physicians Need to Be Prepared to Talk Zika

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Patient history, including assessment of travel, necessary to assess risk
One in every 20 adults have used antibiotics without a doctor's guidance

Many Adults ‘Hoarding,’ Self-Prescribing Antibiotics

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One in 20 hold onto and use old, leftover meds, contributing to threat of resistance
Emetine may represent a therapeutic option for human cytomegalovirus infection

Emetine Shows Promise for Human Cytomegalovirus Infection

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Inhibition with emetine occurs after virus entry but before DNA replication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Roche's cobas HPV Test as the first diagnostic to be used with cervical cells obtained for a Pap test and collected in SurePath Preservative Fluid.

Approval of First HPV Test for Use With SurePath Preservative Fluid

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For cervical cells obtained for Pap test, collected in SurePath Preservative Fluid
An elderly resident of Utah who died at the end of June is the first fatality in the continental United States linked to infection with the Zika virus

Utah Resident Is First Zika-Linked Death in Continental U.S.

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Patient had an underlying medical condition and tested positive for Zika
A blood test based on gene responses may help differentiate between bacterial and viral infections

Blood Test Might Help Diagnose Viral Versus Bacterial Infection

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The screen could one day provide results in an hour, developers say