Resistance testing does not improve viral suppression after first-line failure in South Africa and Uganda

Resistance testing to trigger switching to a second-line HIV treatment regimen did not improve virological suppression nine months later in a large randomised study carried out in South Africa and Uganda, Dr Mark Siedner of Massachusetts General Hospital reported to the 2021 virtual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) on Monday. The study findings… Read More »

Apervita’s NCQA approval helps health plans speed VBC analysis

Value-based care platform provider Apervita says it is the first company to be certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for electronic clinical quality measures using a clinical quality language-based engine. The company’s newly certified CQL-based engine—based on HL7 logic standards that support both eCQMs and clinical decision support—can be adopted by healthcare organizations… Read More »

Vaccines should end the pandemic, despite the variants, say experts

A Harvard immunologist said current vaccines appear to be effective enough to end the pandemic, despite growing concerns that more infectious COVID-19 variants would severely blunt the effectiveness of the preventative treatments and set the nation back in its fight against the disease. Galit Alter, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Ragon… Read More »

Do Wisdom Teeth Hurt Coming in?

Many people ask, “Do wisdom teeth hurt coming in?”. The simple answer is – Yes! They can. Wisdom teeth are the last pair of teeth to emerge in your mouth, one pair at the back of each jaw. Sometimes, these can emerge at awkward angles or even get stuck below the gums and the side… Read More »