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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. The current HPV vaccine could...
Aug 22, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
This issue of MMWR Recommendations and Reports summarizes the latest data on influenza vaccination and lays out CDC and the Advisory...
2018 data show that adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates increased slightly, but more work needs to be done to...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled Injection...
Aug 02, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) has developed videos to aid in diagnosing measles. These...
Jul 31, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape are proud to...
Jul 29, 2019 | Kerry Premo
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on pre-exposure...
Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
CDC’s MMWR and Medscape are proud to introduce a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity. The goal of this activity is to describe...
Jun 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On April 29, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an MMWR article about the increase in measles cases...
Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. The current HPV vaccine could prevent 92% percent of cancers attributable to HPV. A new CDC study found that there were 43,999 HPV-associated cancers (cancers in organ sites where HPV often causes cancer) from 2012 through 2016. […]
This issue of MMWR Recommendations and Reports summarizes the latest data on influenza vaccination and lays out CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations related to influenza vaccination. CDC recommends that everyone age 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every year, with rare exceptions. There are many different types […]
2018 data show that adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates increased slightly, but more work needs to be done to protect more people against HPV-associated cancers. A new report from the CDC shows little progress toward increasing HPV vaccination rates among teenagers 13-17 years old. HPV vaccination rates increased slightly for boys, but there was […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled Injection Practices and Sexual Behaviors Among Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection Who Inject Drugs in the United States, 2015–2017. Approximately 10% of HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) engaged in distributive injection equipment sharing; nonsterile syringe...
CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) has developed videos to aid in diagnosing measles. These videos describe clinical features of measles, how to diagnose it in a patient, and what to do if a provider suspects they have a case. CDC’s vaccination recommendations and guidance have not changed. Providers should continue to […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape are proud to introduce a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity. The goal of this activity is to describe the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for use of the hepatitis A vaccine for persons experiencing homelessness. The ACIP […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness and use among men who have sex with men (MSM). Researchers examined PrEP awareness among MSM from 2014 to 2017 in 20 urban areas. During this time, PrEP awareness increased from 60% to 90%, and […]
CDC’s MMWR and Medscape are proud to introduce a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity. The goal of this activity is to describe a wound botulism outbreak in California during 2017–2018 among persons who use black tar heroin. A CDC analysis of 2017–2018 data reported in MMWR is the basis of the activity. This CE […]
On April 29, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an MMWR article about the increase in measles cases in the U.S. Additionally, CDC hosted a telebriefing about the topic; visit this website to find the audio recording and transcript. Measles was eliminated in the United States in 2000, but during January 1–April […]
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