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Adult HIV patients should receive standard vaccinations, with caveats
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- Mark S. Lesney
Vaccine development plans should include patients with HIV and other at-risk populations who often carry much of the disease burden.
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Marijuana smoking is an independent risk factor for lung disease in HIV+
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- Mark S. Lesney
HIV+ but not HIV– marijuana smokers had an increased rate of pulmonary diagnoses.
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Arterial stiffness index may be potent tool for PAD risk stratification
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- Mark S. Lesney
“These findings suggest that increased stiffness of the peripheral arteries may play a predictive role in patients with PAD.”
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Life’s Simple 7 tied to lowered PAD risk in long-term study
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- Mark S. Lesney
Following Life’s Simple 7 is associated with lower incidence of peripheral artery disease and less decline in...
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Residential HCV program improves veterans’ diagnosis and care
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- Mark S. Lesney
A comprehensive residential HCV program was effective in diagnosing previously unrecognized infections and...
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Prescribed opioids increase pneumonia risk in patients with, without HIV
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- Mark S. Lesney
Community-acquired pneumonia risk was greatest with higher doses and immunosuppressive opioids.
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COPD linked to higher in-hospital death rates in patients with PAD
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- Mark S. Lesney
COPD was an independent predictor of in-hospital death and of pulmonary embolism in PAD patients.
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Host stress response may be a factor in early-stage HCV clearance
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- Mark S. Lesney
The cellular stress response in hepatocytes may be an important factor for virus clearance during the early...
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Chronic infections such as HCV, HIV, and TB cause unique problems for psoriasis patients
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- Mark S. Lesney
Most systemic agents for psoriasis are immunosuppressive, which poses a unique treatment challenge in those...
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Opioid clinic physicians report lack of competency in managing patients with HCV
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- Mark S. Lesney
More than half of opioid clinic physicians surveyed self-reported average or less competency in several...
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PAD community forum provides insight into patient care, concerns
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- Mark S. Lesney
Information from eHealth online communities may provide a window into improving patient care, understanding....
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Topical antibiotic decolonizes S. aureus in NICU infants
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- Mark S. Lesney
Application of the topical antibiotic mupirocin significantly prevented both primary and persistent S....
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Risk-based testing missed 35% of HCV-positive prison inmates
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- Mark S. Lesney
Targeted, risk-based testing in a state prison system missed more than one-third of HCV cases.
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Young opioid users in NYC savvy about HCV
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- Mark S. Lesney
Young opioid users showed high knowledge levels about the risks of HCV infection based on a 5-item questionnaire...
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Check for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in suspect HIV patients
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- Mark S. Lesney
All patients with HIV infection having optic neuritis or/and myelitis should have their anti–aquaporin 4...