Taking a Proactive Approach to Prevent HIV Infections
February 10th 2021Derek Blechinger, MD, MPH, and a team at the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center have developed an HIV prediction model to find patients earlier in the care cycle who could benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy.
Health Care Workers Hospitalized with COVID-19 May Have Lower Risks
February 8th 2021Health care workers hospitalized with COVID-19 showed no greater risk than the general public for mechanical ventilation or death, and may actually have less risk of ICU admission and shorter hospital stays, a new study found.
Social Disadvantages Associated with Higher Rates of COVID-19 Cases, Death
February 5th 2021US counties that scored higher on the Social Vulnerability Index, which includes such factors as poverty, unemployment and education, saw higher incidence rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths, a University of Michigan study found.