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New COVID-19 Vaccines Targeting KP.2 Variant Available

Medscape Medical News September 10, 2024

Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines are updated to better match currently circulating COVID strains, while the Novavax adjuvant will target the JN.1 variant — a predecessor of KP.2.
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Twice-Yearly PrEP Gives 'Huge' 100% Protection

Medscape Medical News July 25, 2024
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What's Next for the World's First HIV Vaccine?

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2024

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New Health Cybersecurity Rule: What Docs Should Know

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025
hMPV: Is There Cause for Concern?

Medscape Medical News January 9, 2025
China Discovers Cluster of New Mpox Strain

Reuters Health Information January 9, 2025
Reducing Risk, One Mask at a Time: What the Science Says

Medscape Medical News January 9, 2025
US to Build New Stockpile of Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry

Reuters Health Information January 8, 2025
World Animal Health Body Urges Tighter Bird Flu Controls After US Death

Reuters Health Information January 8, 2025
TBI May Reactivate Herpes Virus Leading to Neurodegeneration

Medscape Medical News January 8, 2025
Dry January: Should Doctors Make It Year-Round?

Medscape Medical News January 7, 2025

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Change Makers: Richard Francis on the Pillars of Innovation

Commentary January 10, 2025

One in every 13 prescriptions in the US is a generic from Teva. Now, CEO Richard Francis is focusing on drug development, delivering better medications faster.
Getting Sepsis Right

Viewpoint January 10, 2025
Consensual Nonmonogamy and Primary Care: Aim for Affirmation

Commentary January 10, 2025
Klebsiella oxytoca: A Rising Challenge in Neonatal Care

Commentary January 10, 2025

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Offit on Vaccines Paul A. Offit, MD

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A 5-Year-Old Girl With Recurrent High Fever, Nonproductive Cough, and Emesis

Case Challenge January 10, 2025

A 5-year-old girl presents with a 2- to 3-week history of fever, cough, and occasional posttussive emesis. What's the diagnosis?
Skill Checkup: A Man Switching HIV PrEP

Skill Checkup January 9, 2025
Rapid Review Quiz: Pertussis Recognition and Management

Interactive Quiz January 6, 2025
Fast Five Quiz: Recognizing Spinal Abscess

Fast Five Quiz January 3, 2025

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Change Makers: Richard Francis on the Pillars of Innovation

Medscape January 10, 2025

One in every 13 prescriptions in the US is a generic from Teva. Now, CEO Richard Francis is focusing on drug development, delivering better medications faster.
Parenting in Later Life: How Old Is Too Old?

Medscape Business of Medicine January 10, 2025
New Health Cybersecurity Rule: What Docs Should Know

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025
AI and the Art of Nursing

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025

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