Fewer than one-third of U.S. teen girls vaccinated for HPV
In 2010, 32 percent had received three doses of vaccine; incidence of some HPV-linked cancers up.
HIV/AIDS
Despite cART, anal cancer risk still high for HIV-infected
High incidence compared to general population, especially for men who have sex with men.
Public health initiatives for head and neck cancers
Based on the current literature associating human papillomavirus (HPV) with head and neck cancer, what public health initiatives need to be implemented?
Persistent headache plagues an immunocompromised patient
Imaging studies and laboratory tests were negative, but lumbar puncture revealed the cause of this patient’s unexplained neurologic symptoms.
Preexposure chemoprophylaxis cuts HIV infection at a cost
Targeted prophylaxis strategy is most cost-effective in highest risk men who have sex with men.
Bevacizumab Active in HIV-Linked Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Phase 2 study shows overall response rate of 31 percent in patients with poor-prognosis HIV-KS.
Antiretroviral Medications Linked to Cleft Deformities
Drugs to keep HIV-infected women from transmitting virus to fetus may trigger cleft defects.
