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Achieving the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS 90-90-90 target strategy would be effective and cost-effective in South Africa

Achieving U.N. Target Cost-Effective for HIV in South Africa

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Achieving UNAIDS 90-90-90 target would be effective and cost-effective over five, 10 years
Recognizing the unique role of patients and their expertise within the physician-patient interaction can help to prevent non-adherence based on disagreement

Recognition of Patient Expertise Can Improve Adherence

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Recognizing patient expertise in treatment decision can prevent nonadherence based on disagreement
Investigators describe a strategy for development of a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent. Their research was published online May 19 in Nature Communications.

ISG15 Deficiency Linked to Antiviral Immunity in Humans

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In contrast to Isg15-deficient mice, deficient patients have no enhanced susceptibility to viruses
Uninsurance rates have decreased since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act

Remaining Uninsured May Be Difficult to Reach Via ACA

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Reaching the remaining uninsured may be difficult due to lack of Medicaid expansion on the state level
Total knee arthroplasty patients are usually instructed to wait two weeks after surgery to take a shower to reduce the risk of infection; however

Showering Just Days After TKA Does Not Up Infection Risk

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Getting area wet before sutures or staples are removed doesn't seem to raise infection risk
The first case of a patient infected with a superbug resistant to a last-resort antibiotic has been documented in the United States. The report was published online May 26 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

U.S. Has First Documented Case of Superbug Resistant to Colistin

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Pennsylvania woman infected with E. coli that carried a gene for resistance against last-resort antibiotic
New research

Zika Infects, Replicates in Immune Cells From Placenta

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Researchers find virus can replicate in immune cells from the placenta without killing them
Some leading insect and infectious-disease experts think health officials in the United States are overreacting to the threat posed by the Zika virus this summer.

How Much of a Threat Will Zika Be to the United States?

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Experts say Gulf Coast states face risk, but most other states probably don't
New ocular complications in infants born with Zika-related microcephaly have been identified by researchers. The latest vision findings

New Ocular Findings in Infants With Zika-Related Microcephaly

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Finding adds to growing understanding of damage virus causes in these infants, researchers say
Serious health and safety violations force the closure of thousands of public pools

CDC: Many Aquatic Facilities Closed Due to Safety Violations

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Facilities cited most often for improper pH, lack of safety equipment, inadequate disinfectant levels