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The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) ProMED surveillance system is a way for clinicians and interested ID stakeholders to be aware of local outbreaks and follow-up in response to get more information on them.
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Tackling Inequities in IBD: Inclusive Solutions for Elevated Patient Care
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease — Individualizing Vaccine Recommendations in Adolescent Populations
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Community Oncology Connections™: Overcoming Barriers to Testing, Trial Access, and Equitable Care in Cancer
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Addressing Healthcare Inequities: Bridging the Gap in Multiple Sclerosis – A Focus on Clinical and Healthcare Disparities in Black Patients
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Overcoming Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Outcomes and Clinical Trials: How We are Moving Care Forward Today
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Fighting Disparities and Saving Lives: An Exploration of Challenges and Solutions in Cancer Care
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Advances in™ Atopic Dermatitis: Addressing Unmet Needs in Patients With Skin of Color
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Zika Virus Mapped from Mother to Fetus
July 22nd 2016Researchers from the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) have provided a roadmap for how the Zika virus travels from the blood of an infected pregnant woman to her fetus, providing new clues to the process by which the disease leads to birth defects.
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CDC Provides Millions in Funding to Battle Zika and Monitor Complications
July 21st 2016The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it will be granting a total of $60 million, in addition to previously granted funds, to states, cities, and territories, to protect Americans from the virus.
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Local Transmission of the Zika Virus: Precautions & Guidelines from the CDC
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains the precautions that are already underway to protect the American public from the transference of the Zika virus.
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What is an Infectious Disease That Needs Greater Attention Right Now?
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares which infectious disease he feels needs greater attention.
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How is the CDC Working to Protect Americans from Travel-associated Zika Infections?
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares how the CDC is working to protect Americans from travel-associated Zika infections and touches on preparations for the Olympics.
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How Does the CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response Mobilize Response to Outbreaks?
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains how the CDC responds to outbreaks.
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What Has the CDC Learned from the Ebola Outbreak of 2014-2015?
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains what they learned from handling the response to the Ebola outbreak in 2014-2015.
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CDC is Partnering With Global Organizations to Act on the Zika Virus
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains how the CDC is partnering with global organizations to proactively act on the Zika virus.
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How is the CDC Working to Protect Americans from Zika?
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains how the CDC is working to protect Americans from the Zika virus.
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How Has the Ebola Virus Response Impacted CDC's Response to Zika?
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains what the CDC learned from responding to the Ebola outbreak and how this has impacted the response to the Zika virus.
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CDC Releases More Information on First Zika-related Death in the US
July 18th 2016Which came first: high Zika viral load or a diminished immune system? This is a question that epidemiologists and medical experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are pondering in regards to the recent case of Zika identified in Salt Lake City, Utah that may have resulted in the individual's death.
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Which Mosquito-borne Virus is it?
July 18th 2016That may be the “$64,000 Question” facing clinicians in South America and the Caribbean, where 3 viruses linked with the Aedes aegypti mosquito have caused concurrent epidemics, resulting in confusion as efforts are made to diagnose and treat them.
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CDC Situation Assessment Suggests Travel to Olympics Poses No Risk of Zika Exportation
July 14th 2016With the 2016 Rio Olympic Games less than one month away, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a statement summarizing their assessment of the risk of Zika importation by those returning from the summer Games.
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Study Reveals How Green Tea Could Protect Against Zika Virus
July 12th 2016A molecule in green tea, known as epigallocatechin (EGCG), blocks the entry of a Brazilian strain of Zika virus into host cells, and may hold potential benefit for prevention of Zika virus infections, a new study has found.
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Complications Found in Baby Suffering from Zika-related Microcephaly
July 8th 2016Abdulla Al-Khan, MD, director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, discusses the medical condition of the tri-state area's first Zika-linked microcephaly baby.
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