Although rates of organ donation and solid organ transplantation have been increasing over the past several decades, the demand for organs still greatly exceeds the supply. Several strategies have been utilized to increase organ...
Professional case managers are responsible to conduct education, counseling, and other interventions that address the unique needs and gaps of the patients and families they serve. Social determinants of health (SDH) can impact...
Since the 1980s, China has undergone significant social change and the incidence of infectious diseases has also changed considerably. Here, we report the epidemiological features and changes in notifiable infectious diseases in...
Although hepatitis B virus infection is well-described, the additional risk posed by oral bleeding in individuals with chronic hepatitis B virus infection has not been determined. This study aimed to determine the quantity of...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a recently discovered coronavirus termed ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2). Several scholars have tested antiviral...
Since the 1960s, a single class of agent has been licensed targeting virus-encoded ion channels, or ‘viroporins’, contrasting the success of channel blocking drugs in other areas of medicine. Although resistance...
Emergency departments (EDs) are called to implement public health and prevention initiatives, such as infectious disease screening. The perception that ED resources are insufficient is a primary barrier. Resource needs are...
Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major clinical, economic, and societal burden, the development of curative antiviral therapy may accelerate the path toward elimination. This analysis assessed the progress of...
The recent introduction of direct acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has dramatically improved treatment options for HCV infected patients. However, in the United States (US) treatment uptake has been...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a game show-based curriculum improves obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residents’ confidence in and understanding of the principles of reproductive infectious disease...
The prison population is considered at high risk of acquiring infectious diseases due to confined conditions, behavioral factors, injection drug use, unprotected sexual activity, non-professional tattooing and scarification, and...
Ropeginterferon alfa-2b is a novel mono-pegylated interferon that has only one major form as opposed to 8-14 isomers of other on-market pegylated interferon, allowing injection every two or more weeks with higher tolerability....
