Quick Take: Antibiotic management of urinary tract infection in elderly patients in primary care and its association with bloodstream infections and all-cause mortality
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection in elderly patients, and the spectrum of illness ranges from...
Quick Take: Duration of antibiotic treatment for common infections in English primary care: cross sectional analysis and comparison with guidelines
Antibiotic resistance is a growing challenge across the globe. As such, there have been increasing efforts towards reducing unnecessary or...
Quick Take: Association of Systemic Antibiotic Treatment of Acne With Skin Microbiota Characteristics
Systemic antibiotics are commonly used in the treatment of acne. However, the impact of their use on the complete bacterial...
New herpes zoster vaccine predicted to be more cost effective than predecessor
1. In a computational model, the new “recombinant zoster vaccine” (RZV) was predicted to be most cost-effective than the previous...
#Clinicians: Join the COCA call TODAY (10/17) at 2pm ET to learn about CDC’s updated recommendations for caring for patients with suspected or known lung injury associated with e-cigarette/vaping products. bit.ly/2MI8o5E
#Flu and #whoopingcough (Tdap) vaccines help protect pregnant women and their babies during and after pregnancy. However, many pregnant women do not get vaccinated. Learn more about the benefits of maternal vaccination: bit.ly/VSmaternal-vac… #VitalSigns
If you know someone affected by #BreastCancer, use #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth to check in. If you’re not sure how to support them, read this: bit.ly/2lWZtnb. #BCAM
Initially, Lyme patients usually experience flu-like symptoms. If left untreated, more serious symptoms, including the ones affecting the nervous system, may develop later. Read more about it on our blog lyme-time.com/2019/07/08/lym… #LymeDisease
Welcome to American Healthcare! I’m losing my tax credit even though I make less $$. I can’t afford health insurance without it. This system is so f*ed up!! I can’t go to a free healthcare center because I’m immuno compromised! #lymedisease #devastated
"After lagging for decades, @NIH is all-in for researching Lyme and other tick-borne diseases to better diagnose and treat those suffering from this horrific disease,” said @RepChrisSmith #LymeDisease #Ticks tapinto.net/sections/healt…
"I wonder what would have happened if I had met doctors early on in my illness who were committed to listening empathetically." @Kodacruz #LymeDisease lymedisease.org/anthropologist…
“Lyme disease, for those of you who have never experienced it or known someone who has had it, is something we have to pay attention to.” #LymeDisease wsau.com/news/articles/…
The focus areas of Annual Review Meeting: ◽️HSTP-II ◽️Health Extension & Health Development Army program Study ◽️Woreda Transformation plan ◽️Mental Health ◽️#NCDs particularly Hypertension ◽️Immunization ◽️Nutrition ◽️I-CARE ◽️#TB & #NTDs ◽️Essentail Health Service Package twitter.com/amirabiy/statu…
The 21st Health Sector Annual Review Meeting will be held in Addis Ababa from October 15-18, 2019. Field visits, side events, and a variety of crucial discussions are part of the event.
— Amir Aman, MD (@amirabiy) October 12, 2019
It will be live streamed on the MoH social media accounts. Join us online and give comments. pic.twitter.com/BA008jcrcq
