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- Who would have thought?
Fifteen years ago, universal screening for human immunodeficiency virus would have been met with cries of discrimination and therapeutic nihilism, but not in 2007. Who would have thought?
- HIV screening for all: The new standard of care
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends testing all patients age 13 to 64 years in all health care settings, using an “opt-out” rather than an “opt-in” approach. We urge physicians and health care systems to embrace these recommendations.
- Managing varicella zoster infection in pregnancy
Varicella zoster virus infection can be serious for pregnant women and their babies, although it is rare. Fortunately, it is preventable by vaccination.
- Recognizing a common disease hiding in plain sight
Clinicians often fail to diagnose celiac disease promptly. They don’t realize how common it is, and they don’t recognize its many manifestations other than diarrhea.