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The 2024 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Long COVID Definition: What Clinicians Need to Know

Author/s: Lily Chu, Karyn Bishof, Abigail A Dumes, E Wesley Ely, Paule V Joseph, Andrea B Troxel

Millions of Americans affected by Long COVID (LC) report difficulty accessing care and support. One barrier is obtaining a diagnosis. In response, US federal agencies commissioned a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee to re-examine the existing federal...

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Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection

Author/s: John Flores, Andrew M Davis, Aniruddha Hazra

This JAMA Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for bacterial sexually transmitted infection prevention.
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2025 Immunization Schedules approved by ACIP

The 2025 Immunization Schedules approved by ACIP and adopted by the CDC Director on October 24, 2024 are now available below.
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Recommended Immunizations for Children 7–18 Years Old, United States, 2024

This parent-friendly schedule is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
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Recommended Immunizations for Birth Through 6 Years Old, United States, 2024

This parent-friendly schedule is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
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Immunization Schedules

Child, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules from the CDC for 2024.
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Effectiveness of Mask Wearing to Control Community Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Author/s: Brooks, J. T., Butler, J. C.

Prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the efficacy of community mask wearing to reduce the spread of respiratory infections was controversial because there were no solid relevant data to support their use. During the pandemic, the scientific evidence has increased....

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Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2021-22 Influenza Season

Author/s: Grohskopf, L. A., Alyanak, E., Ferdinands, J. M., Broder, K. R., Blanton, L. H., Talbot, H. K., Fry, A. M.

This report updates the 2020–21 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines in the United States (MMWR Recomm Rep 2020;69[No. RR-8]). Routine annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months...

Rickettsial Disease Diagnostic Testing and Interpretation

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This video provides information on rickettsial disease diagnostic methods for healthcare providers, including what tests are available and when it is most appropriate to collect samples. This video focuses on the use of polymerase chain reaction (or PCR) tests, and the indirect...

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The opioid crisis: a contextual, social-ecological framework

Author/s: Jalali, Mohammad S., Botticelli, Michael, Hwang, Rachael C., Koh, Howard K., McHugh, R. Kathryn

The prevalence of opioid use and misuse has provoked a staggering number of deaths over the past two and a half decades. Much attention has focused on individual risks according to various characteristics and experiences. However, broader social and contextual domains are also essential...

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