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Maintenance dialysis tied to increased COVID-19 risk

03 Oct 2021

Among patients with chronic kidney disease, those receiving maintenance dialysis are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than those who do not require kidney replacement therapy or those who are kidney or pancreas-kidney transplant recipients, as shown in a study.

Maintenance dialysis tied to increased COVID-19 risk

03 Oct 2021

HPV status affects survival in penile intraepithelial neoplasia patients

02 Oct 2021

In patients with penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PeIN), testing positive for p16 overexpression, as a surrogate marker for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), correlates with longer disease-free survival (DFS), a recent study has found. Moreover, combination treatment with immunotherapy seems to boost response regardless of p16 status.

HPV status affects survival in penile intraepithelial neoplasia patients

02 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vacc side effects: Fewer than expected?

01 Oct 2021 by

A community-based study from the UK showed that the rate of systemic side effects is relatively low following vaccination with the BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 COVID-19 vaccines.

COVID-19 vacc side effects: Fewer than expected?

01 Oct 2021

Mild chest pain presents in adolescent males after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination

01 Oct 2021 by

Perimyocarditis has occurred in adolescent males 1–3 days following inoculation with the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech), but all cases are mild, reports an Israel study, noting that only long-term follow-up can reveal the true impact of this transient cardiac injury.

Mild chest pain presents in adolescent males after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination

01 Oct 2021

Overcrowded household, poor hygiene up risk of nonsexual syphilis infection in children

01 Oct 2021

Children may acquire syphilis by nonsexual contact, with overcrowded and poor household conditions increasing the risks for nonsexual treponema transmission, suggests a study.

Overcrowded household, poor hygiene up risk of nonsexual syphilis infection in children

01 Oct 2021

Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2

01 Oct 2021

Diagnostic platforms that omit the conventional nucleic acid extraction step in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples help reduce the turnaround time and the overall testing costs, as reported in a study.

Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2

01 Oct 2021

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Maintenance dialysis tied to increased COVID-19 risk

Maintenance dialysis tied to increased COVID-19 risk

HPV status affects survival in penile intraepithelial neoplasia patients

HPV status affects survival in penile intraepithelial neoplasia patients

COVID-19 vacc side effects: Fewer than expected?

COVID-19 vacc side effects: Fewer than expected?

Mild chest pain presents in adolescent males after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination

Mild chest pain presents in adolescent males after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination

Overcrowded household, poor hygiene up risk of nonsexual syphilis infection in children

Overcrowded household, poor hygiene up risk of nonsexual syphilis infection in children

Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2

Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2