Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
ARTICLE: Evidence for tuberculosis in individuals with Xpert Ultra "trace" sputum during screening of high-burden communities AUTHORS: Joowhan Sung, Mariam Nantale, Annet Nalutaaya, Patrick Biché, James Mukiibi, Caleb E Kamoga, Joab… Read More »Evidence for tuberculosis in individuals with Xpert Ultra “trace” sputum during screening of high-burden communities
ARTICLE: The impact of preventive treatment for multidrug- and rifampin-resistant tuberculosis exceeds trial-based estimates AUTHORS: Parastu Kasaie, Jeff Pennington, Amita Gupta, David W Dowdy, Emily A Kendall JOURNAL:… Read More »The impact of preventive treatment for multidrug- and rifampin-resistant tuberculosis exceeds trial-based estimates
ARTICLE: The latent reservoir of inducible, infectious HIV-1 does not decrease despite decades of antiretroviral therapy AUTHORS: Natalie F McMyn, Joseph Varriale, Emily J Fray,… Read More »The latent reservoir of inducible, infectious HIV-1 does not decrease despite decades of antiretroviral therapy
ARTICLE: Voices, Images, And Experiences Of Community Health Workers: Advancing Antiracist Policy And Practice AUTHORS: Chidinma Ibe, Anika Hines, Nico Dominguez Carrero, Shannon Fuller, Alison Trainor, Tiffany Scott, Debra Hickman, Lisa A… Read More »Voices, Images, And Experiences Of Community Health Workers: Advancing Antiracist Policy And Practice
ARTICLE: 1-Year Incidence of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease Among Household Contacts of Rifampin- and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis AUTHORS: Sonya Krishnan, Xingye Wu, Soyeon Kim, Katie McIntire, Linda Naini, Michael D Hughes, Rodney… Read More »1-Year Incidence of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease Among Household Contacts of Rifampin- and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
ARTICLE: Rapid Improvement of Coronary Endothelial Function With PCSK9 Inhibition in People With HIV Is Associated With Reduced Lipoprotein (a) and Not LDL-cholesterol AUTHORS: Tarek… Read More »Rapid Improvement of Coronary Endothelial Function With PCSK9 Inhibition in People With HIV Is Associated With Reduced Lipoprotein (a) and Not LDL-cholesterol
ARTICLE: Early antibody treatment, inflammation, and risk of post-COVID conditions AUTHORS: Kelly A Gebo, Sonya L Heath, Yuriko Fukuta, Xianming Zhu, Sheriza Baksh, Allison G Abraham, Feben Habtehyimer, David Shade, Jessica Ruff, Malathi Ram, Oliver… Read More »Early antibody treatment, inflammation, and risk of post-COVID conditions
ARTICLE: Timely Second-Dose Completion of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination at Community-Based and Mobile Vaccine Clinics in Maryland AUTHORS: Cassandra Parent, Benjamin F Bigelow, Stephen D Sisson, Diego Martínez, Cui Yang, Kathleen… Read More »Timely Second-Dose Completion of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination at Community-Based and Mobile Vaccine Clinics in Maryland
ARTICLE: Pharmacy e-Prescription Dispensing Before and After CancelRx Implementation AUTHORS: Samantha I Pitts, Sarah Olson, Lisa R Yanek, Nae-Yuh Wang, Taylor Woodroof, Allen R Chen JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Oct… Read More »Pharmacy e-Prescription Dispensing Before and After CancelRx Implementation
ARTICLE: Physician Attitudes About Using Life Expectancy to Inform Cancer Screening Cessation in Older Adults—Results From a National Survey AUTHORS: Nancy Li Schoenborn, Cynthia M Boyd, Craig… Read More »Physician Attitudes About Using Life Expectancy to Inform Cancer Screening Cessation in Older Adults—Results From a National Survey