Pitavastatin for CVD Prevention in HIV Infection
Compared with placebo in people with HIV infection, pitavastatin decreased the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events over a median follow-up of 5.1 years, researchers
Compared with placebo in people with HIV infection, pitavastatin decreased the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events over a median follow-up of 5.1 years, researchers
Based on findings in an evidence report (covered in a separate PNN article), the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes an “A” recommendation that clinicians
An evidence report supporting revised USPSTF recommendations on preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for prevention of HIV (see separate PNN article) concludes that oral tenofovir alafenamide/emtricitabine (TAF/FTC)
Among immunocompromised patients hospitalized for COVID-19, “prompt initiation of remdesivir … is associated with significant survival benefit across all variant waves,” researchers report. “These findings
Using the case of a 66-year-old man with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who presented to the emergency department with symptoms consistent with community-acquired
Advocating over-the-counter (OTC) availability for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, Perspective authors reflect on the recent approval of an OTC oral contraceptive product: “It has
Mortality rates among patients with hepatitis C who achieved sustained viral responses with interferon-free, direct-acting antiviral agents are higher than in the general population, researchers
For the treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), glucocorticoids and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) decrease hospital length of stay (LOS) when given early in
In 2 studies of adults aged 50 years or older, bivalent mRNA booster vaccines with the original SARS-CoV-2 and omicron BA.4-5 or BA.1 subvariants were
Adults who received different primary and booster COVID-19 vaccines had better protection against severe, omicron-related COVID-19 outcomes compared with those receiving the same vaccines for