Carol L. DiBerardino

The rates of opioid use disorder among pregnant people enrolled in Medicaid may be twice as high as prior estimates, according to a recent cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Network Open

Patients with HIV and hepatitis B coinfection are at an increased risk for hepatitis D, which is associated with an increased risk of liver-related complications and mortality, researchers found.

Nearly one in 20 people who had a SARS-CoV-2 infection go on to experience myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, an NIH-funded study showed.

About one in five individuals who leave the ED without being seen return in the next week, usually around the same time of day, according to the results of cohort study.

Key takeaways: Anti-vaccine activists are targeting childhood vaccines. Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, offers his opinions on how to take anti-vaccine activism today.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use corresponded with risk reductions for dozens of diseases and adverse health outcomes, such as dementia and stroke, a new analysis published in Nature Medicine showed.

I became hooked on ID during my parasitology module in medical school. I was fascinated by the intersection of the fields of medicine, biology, sociology, politics and the environment.

Maps of histoplasmosis, blastomycosis and coccidiomycosis may underestimate the areas of endemicity for these infections because researchers have found diagnoses outside their historically defined regions in the United States.

Key takeaways: In a virtual event, experts discussed the ins and outs of AI's applications in health care.

Parents vaccinated against COVID-19 were almost twice as likely to vaccinate their child against measles, mumps and rubella compared with unvaccinated parents, according to a study published in American Journal of Public Health.