Jan Dyer

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When Flu Goes to Work

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 25, 2019

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An Algorithm to Identify PrEP-Potential Patients

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 23, 2019

Novel computerized methods developed by NIH-funded researchers may help ease screening of patients for PrEP.

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VA Urges All Veterans to Get Tested

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 22, 2019

In line with the Health and Human Services plan to end HIV in the US by 2030, the VA is urging all veterans to get tested for HIV, even if they do ...

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CDC Advisory: Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 20, 2019

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IHS and Cherokee Nation Launch HIV-Prevention Project

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 9, 2019

This new HIV-prevention pilot project aims to target native communities in 48 counties and 7 southern states to increase awareness, improve health,...

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What’s in the Water? Keeping Watch on Crypto

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 5, 2019

Just when you think it is safe to swim this summer, the CDC offers advice to stay vigilant against a common assailant not visible to the naked eye....

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Bridging the “Digital Divide”

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 3, 2019

New VHA partnerships create a bigger bridge for veterans in rural communities to receive q...

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NIH Study Will Test New Preventive Drug for Multidrug-Resistant TB

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: July 1, 2019

Can this new drug beat the long-time standard of prevention for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis?

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IHS Announces Requirements to Increase Access to OUD Treatment

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: June 28, 2019

To reduce the high overdose rates among Native communities, new requirements are being implemented giving more access to opioid use disorder treatm...

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Diabetes News: Mixed

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: June 26, 2019

New diabetes mellitus cases are on the decline, but research shows that more discussion is needed when it comes to diagnosis and prevention.

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Heart Valve Replacement for High-Risk Patients

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: June 17, 2019

A novel technique opens the option of transcatheter mitral valve replacement for high-risk cardiology patients.

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VA Rolls Out New and Improved Veterans Community Care Program

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: June 10, 2019

This new “landmark initiative” gives veterans more flexibility in their health care preferences and improves the quality of care.

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CDC Updates Cancer Cluster Guidelines

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: June 5, 2019

Recent updates on cancer clusters haven’t been made since 2013, and the CDC plans to release new guidelines adding in current technical and scienti...

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Steroids May Not Benefit Patients With Mild Asthma

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: June 3, 2019

While researchers investigate the efficacy of treating mild asthma with steroids vs other methods, a discovery was made that could change the way phys...

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Pregnancy-Related Deaths: A “Web of Missed Opportunities”

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: May 30, 2019

According to a CDC analysis of national and state data, about 700 women die every year in the US of pregnancy-related issues, and about 60% of thos...