Search results for "Infectious diseases"
DoxyPEP effective for preventing syphilis, chlamydia
Two studies of early uptake of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) found decreases in sexually transmitted infections at both the population and the clinic level.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/01/14/2.htm
14 Jan 2025
Obituaries
The College notes the passing of Herbert Rothenberg, MD, MACP, and Alexander Sloan Townes, MD, MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/obituaries.htm
1 Jan 2025
Studies describe H5N1 avian influenza cases of 2024
Almost all H5N1 cases reported to the CDC in recent months were associated with animal exposure and led to mild illness, but a Canadian adolescent got severely ill with a variant that showed significant mutations, new research revealed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/01/07/1.htm
7 Jan 2025
Stamping out STIs
Combating sexually transmitted infections (STIs) involves recognizing disparities, addressing the stigma that surrounds sexual health care, and viewing testing and treatment as a comprehensive care package rather than individual concerns, experts said.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/stamping-out-stis.htm
1 Oct 2024
Broad-spectrum antibiotics dispensed to almost half of healthy adult outpatients with CAP
An analysis of oral antibiotic regimens dispensed to healthy outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in 2007 through 2019 found that 48% got broad-spectrum drugs and that they had significantly higher rates of adverse drug events than patients who got macrolide monotherapy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/29/4.htm
29 Oct 2024
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2024
New primary care guidance released on HIV care
The 2024 update from the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America offers more focus on patient-centered HIV care and new recommendations on immunizations, cancer screening, and sexually transmitted infections, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/22/1.htm
22 Oct 2024
Human, animal experts offer advice on H5N1
ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine gathered experts for a case-based discussion on H5N1 avian influenza.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/human-animal-experts-offer-advice-on-h5n1.htm
1 Oct 2024
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on H5N1 influenza
A full recording of “H5N1 Influenza: What Physicians Need to Know” is available online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/10/5.htm
10 Sep 2024
Nearly half of deaths among patients hospitalized for flu occur postdischarge
Only 37% of patients who died within 30 days of discharge from an influenza hospitalization had flu listed as a cause of death and this was less likely the longer the time between hospitalization and death, indicating that the link may be underappreciated, according to a recent study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/12/4.htm
12 Nov 2024