Publisher: Medscape


Pritelivir Shows Promise for HSV

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Pritelivir, a new oral therapy, was significantly more effective against herpes simplex virus (HSV) than a comparator treatment for immunocompromised patients with refractory infections, based on data from 101 individuals.


Music and The Brain: A Musician Neurologist’s Perspective

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Andrew Wilner is a professor of neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, and a seasoned neurologist and epilepsy expert who has mastered the less conventional locum career path.


No Pagers Underwater: Doctors on the Healing Power of Diving

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“I have no memory of not being in the water,” says J. Richard Walker, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Walker grew up at sea.


Oliver Sacks: A Writer of Facts or Fiction?

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Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and author, died in 2015 at the age of 82 from metastatic melanoma.


Oliver Sacks: Writer of Fact or Fiction?

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Oliver Sacks, neurologist and writer, died in 2015 at 82 years of age due to metastatic melanoma.


CDC Cuts Recommended Childhood Vaccines to 11

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The CDC has restructured recommendations for vaccines for children into three categories, according to a new press release from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued on January 5.


New Test Helps Catch Whooping Cough

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A newly cleared point-of-care test will enable rapid identification of whooping cough, according to a press release from manufacturer Roche.


Trial: mRNA Flu Vaccines More Effective Than Quad

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An mRNA influenza vaccine was approximately 35% more effective than an inactivated quadrivalent flu vaccine against two different strains, based on new data from a phase 3 randomized trial.