School-Age Children Living With HIV Face Neuropsychological Challenges
January 1st 2020Investigators of a new, multisite study evaluating neuropsychological development in African school-age kids found that children with perinatally-acquired HIV had poorer results on neuropsychological tests despite early ART initiation and viral suppression.
Health Care Workers Often Work Despite Illness
December 30th 2019Even as hospitals try to stop health care-associated illnesses, they can often have difficulty identifying which employees are too sick to work. New research suggests a high number of health care employees work while experiencing symptoms of illness.
Pharmacists Essential to Combatting Vaccine-Preventable Disease
December 25th 2019Pharmacists have the opportunity to take a lead role in providing education on the importance of vaccines in protecting people from preventable illnesses, according to a session which took place at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition.
Financial Incentives Improve Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Injection Drug Users
December 24th 2019Combining financial incentives and accelerated vaccine schedules may improve hepatitis B vaccination completion among people who inject drugs who are at high risk for the infection, according to a new study.